PESHAWAR: At least 15 militants were killed and eight of their hideouts destroyed near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border after cross-border mortar shells targeted a security check post in upper Kurram Agency, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Tuesday.
Air strikes were conducted in the Alwara Mandi, Khar-Tangi and Maizer areas ahead of Datta Khel near North Waziristan, ISPR said.
Earlier today, security officials claimed unidentified militants fired at least three mortar shells at a Frontier Corps security check post in Qaimatey from Afghanistan. The attackers dispersed after security forces retaliated. No casualties or damage was reported. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the shelling in a statement emailed to journalists.
