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2 soldiers martyred in attack on Pak-Afghan border checkpost: ISPR
[DAWN] At least two soldiers were martyred and four others injured in a suspected Death Eater attack on a checkpost near the Pak-Afghan border 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 Monday, according to an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement. "Terrorists from [the] Afghanistan side attempted [an] attack on Pak posts along [the] Pak-Afghan border in Bajaur Agency. The attempt was effectively responded killing 8-10 fleeing turbans while many seen running back [were] injured," ISPR said. The martyred soldiers were identified as Capt Junaid Hafeez and Sepoy Raham. "The absence of Afghan [state] writ on [the] Afghan side of the border, like many other areas, facilitate turbans to undertake such attempts," ISPR said. Posted by: Fred 2017-11-14 |
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