4 Taliban, 9 tribesmen killed in Bajaur fighting
* FC claims killing 13 Taliban, two suicide bombers in Bara, 20 Taliban in Darra Adam Khel
KHAR/HANGU/PESHAWAR: Thirteen people, including four Taliban and nine tribesmen, were killed following a clash in Bajaur Agency on Monday.
Officials said the volunteers of Salarzai tribe were setting fire to houses of Taliban supporters in the Darra area of Salarzai tehsil when they came under attack from Taliban.
The exchange of fire killed a Taliban commander Abdul Muttalib, while four Taliban sustained injuries.
Meanwhile, a woman and a girl were killed as helicopters targeted a Basic Health Unit compound in Lower Orakzai Agency on Monday. Reuters quoted a security official as saying that helicopter gunships struck a Taliban compound, killing several Taliban and destroying two explosive laden vehicles.
Suicide bombers: A press release issued by the Frontier Corps headquarters in NWFP said combat aviation had killed 13 Taliban and two suicide bombers in the Bara area of Khyber Agency. The press release added that 20 Taliban were killed in an intense encounter with the security forces at Tur China in Darra Adam Khel.
Fifty Taliban stormed a military checkpost in Rashakai late on Sunday, an official told AFP. Return fire killed five Taliban, he said.
Later on Sunday, around 40 Taliban raided a checkpost at Tang Khatta. According to an official, the forces’ firing killed at least four Taliban, while two soldiers were wounded. hasbanullah/agencies
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