Troops and helicopter gunships killed at least 24 Taliban in the restive Bajaur Agency, officials said on Monday. "Helicopter gunships and artillery pounded Taliban hideouts, killing at least 24 Taliban and wounding 10 others," a security official told AFP.The military offensive began on Sunday afternoon and continued into the early hours of Monday, he said, adding four Taliban and two locals were also killed in an exchange of fire between a tribal lashkar and the Taliban. Four tribesmen were killed in clashes between the Taliban and a tribal lashkar in Kotkai village near Charmang area in Bajaur, Reuters quoted another government official as saying. He said several Taliban were also killed, but was unsure of the number.
Five Taliban were killed and fifteen others arrested in a security forces' operation in Darra Adam Khel on Monday, official sources said, according to NNI.
Swat: In an intensified operation against the Taliban in Swat, security forces killed at least 25 Taliban in parts of Khwazakhela tehsil on Monday. ISPR spokesman Major Farooq Pirzada confirmed to Daily Times the death of 25 Taliban in the two-day clash. He also said that two security officials were also killed and three injured in the clashes.
Separately, four people, including a leader of the ANP, were injured when a roadside bomb struck their vehicle in Dir district, an administration official said.