Pakistani forces announced Sunday that counterterror operations had killed 30 Taliban fighters near the Afghanistan border. Many terrorists have sought cover near the border from an operation lead by by coalition troops in Afghanistan.
The Pakistani military has reported a number of recent successes in operations targeting the Taliban. The organization's second-in-command, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, was recently arrested in Karachi, and senior terrorist Mullah Abdul Salam was nabbed just days later.
The Pakistani military has been backed by the United States, which has carried out strikes of its own in Pakistani territory.
International troops began a major offensive against the Taliban in Afghanistan last week. British and American officers expressed optimism this week, telling media that soldiers had achieved more than half of the goals set for the operation.
Counter-Terror in Philippines
As NATO troops continued their counterterrorist offensive, Philippine troops launched an assault on terrorists in their own country. Six terrorists affiliated with the Abu Sayaf group were killed in an offensive on Sunday, in an operation lauded as "a big accomplishment" by military leaders.