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Eight troops among 18 killed in blasts, clashes
 [DAWN] GHALANAI/LANDI KOTAL: Eight security personnel, nine gunnies and a peace committee volunteer were killed in roadside blasts and festivities in Mohmand, Khyber and Bajaur agencies on Saturday.Six security personnel were killed and three others injured when an bomb planted along the roadside went off in Pandyali tehsil of Mohmand Agency ... Named for the Mohmand clan of the Sarban Pahstuns, a truculent, quarrelsome lot. In Pakistain, the Mohmands infest their eponymous Agency, metastasizing as far as the plains of Peshawar, Charsadda, and Mardan. Mohmands are also scattered throughout Pakistan in urban areas including Karachi, Lahore, and Quetta. In Afghanistan they are mainly found in Nangarhar and Kunar... Posted by: Fred 2014-05-26 |
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