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Two soldiers killed in Bajaur blast
[DAWN] KHAR: Two soldiers were killed in a kaboom in the border area of Nawagai tehsil in Bajaur Agency, aka Turban Central ...Smallest of the agencies in FATA. The Agency administration is located in Khar. Bajaur is inhabited almost exclusively by Tarkani Pashtuns, which are divided into multiple bickering subtribes. Its 52 km border border with Afghanistan's Kunar Province makes it of strategic importance to Pakistain's strategic depth...on Tuesday. According to officials, Hawaldars Khurshid and Mushtaq were taking water to their post on mules from a nearby place when an improvised bomb planted along the way went off. The bomb exploded by a remote control. The two soldiers were critically injured and died while being shifted to hospital. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast from any bully boy group. Residents of the area told Dawn that local people along with members of the village defence committee and personnel of security forces rushed to the spot after hearing the kaboom and tried to trace the culprits but to no avail. Later, security forces and Levies Force launched a joint search operation in different areas near the place of the blast, but the officials did not say anything about detention of anyone during the hours-long hunt. Matak Charmang, where the blast took place, is near the Afghan border. Posted by: Fred 2016-08-11 |
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