One security personnel and 13 Taliban were killed in two clashes in Swat district on Saturday, officials said. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) officials in Mingora said 11 Taliban were killed in shelling by helicopters in Nalkot area of Matta tehsil.
Matta: Two more Taliban were killed and four wounded in an exchange of fire in Sambat area of Matta. The officials also confirmed the killing of one security personnel in the same incident. Meanwhile, unidentified armed men killed three people in two separate attacks. Two were killed in Shah Darra area while the third was shot dead in the city, police said.
Camp: Separately, suspected Taliban attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) camp in Mahmatghat area of Safi tehsil of Mohmand Agency on Saturday.
The Taliban attacked the camp with rockets at around 7pm. The attack continued until the filing of the report. No casualties were reported. Meanwhile, security forces vacated a camp they have set up in Subhan Khawr High School building in Shabqadar tehsil of Charsadda district and went back to Ghalanai and Peshawar.
Meanwhile, Peshawar Police chief Safwat Ghayoor visited the Machni and Shabqadar areas of Charsadda.
The Tribal Areas became a stronghold for hundreds of extremists who fled Afghanistan after the Unites States-led invasion toppled the hardline Taliban regime in late 2001.