Three day operation in Mohmand Agency, Pakistan Army barred the entry of Afghan Militants as it gained the control of areas neat the Pak-Afghan Border.
During the Operation the clashed took place between the security forces and Afghan militants, and the sources said that around 40 militant are dead.
The forces had destroyed 17 militants hideout in the baizai region under his command in the lawless tribal area of mohmand, Brigadier Aftab Ahmad Said
“Militants were regularly attacking our posts on the Afghanistan border at Shonkari and Mithai and also targeting goods vehicles going to Afghanistan,” he said.
“With the support of army aviation aircraft, Helicopters and fighter jets an operation was launched three days ago. And we killed at least 40 militants,” Aftab Ahmed said.
Maqsood Hussain, a government official in Baizai, confirmed the raids and casualties, but it was not immediately clear how the Pakistani officials reached the body count of 40.
Durring the operation, one soldier was killed and several others were injured in a land mine explosion near the Pak-Afghan border.
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