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Pakistan says 53 'terrorists' killed in airstrikes near Afghanistan
[Iran Press TV] Pakistain's military says its aircraft have carried out strikes on areas held by pro-Talibs near the border with Afghanistan, killing 53 "terrorists.""In precise aerial strikes, 53 holy warriors including some foreigners were killed," the Pak military said in a statement on Tuesday. According to the military, the offensive occurred in a tribal region near the town of Datta Khel, which is located in North .png) Wazoo.The statement also added, "Six terrorist hideouts, an ammunition dump and seven explosive-laden vehicles were also destroyed." Pakistain has intensified its anti-terror campaign following a December 16, 2014, attack on an army-run school in the city of Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. , which claimed the lives of more than 140 people, 134 of them children. Posted by: Fred 2015-01-28 |
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