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11 killed as troops pound Taliban hideouts in Orakzai
 Security forces on Thursday killed 11 Taliban in Orakzai Agency and destroyed nearly a dozen of their hideouts, the army said. "In a successful operation reportedly 11 militants were killed by the army in the agency," it said in a statement. It was not possible to confirm the death toll independently. The statement said that 11 hideouts were targeted and destroyed in Chapri Feroze Khel, Khawaja Khizer and Bizoti areas of the agency. Security forces killed at least 27 Taliban on Tuesday and Wednesday in Ghiljo, it said.Separately, security forces seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition during a search operation in Darra Adam Khel, it added. Posted by: Fred 2009-04-24 |
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