The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Monday said security forces killed at least 25 Taliban and arrested another four in various raids in Swat, Buner and North Waziristan Agency.Fourteen Taliban were killed during a search operation in Mingora city's Tiligram area, the ISPR said. "The security forces engaged terrorists at Tiligram and killed 14 in a gun battle and recovered a large cache of arms and explosives, including four IEDs, a 14.5 gun barrel and 26 detonators," it said.
The ISPR said the forces also recovered 50 mules laden with arms and ammunition, medicines and food rations during a search operation in the Banjut area. Troops also apprehended a number of terrorists, it added.
The ISPR said a soldier was injured in an IED blast during a search operation in Swat's Thana area.
During a search operation in Tahirabad area of Mingora, the troops recovered surgical equipment, nine hand grenades and office furniture from the house of a suspected terrorist.
It said the forces secured Tighak Banda and Gakhe Banda areas, as two soldiers were injured in an exchange of fire with the terrorists at Pir Patai bridge.
The ISPR said the security forces impounded a vehicle at Kharkhanai Chowk in Dir and recovered 2,156 rounds of small machinegun, 9,728 rounds of light machine gun, seven hand grenades and eight small machinegun magazines.
Meanwhile, an IED planted by terrorists exploded near a vehicle parked at village Sarati Sherangal in Upper Dir, killing a child and injuring 10 persons.
Bajaur: Security forces on Monday also nsified attacks on the Taliban in Bajaur Agency, killing four of them and injuring six others in the region's Charmang tehsil.
The forces also destroyed numerous Taliban hideouts in Charmang, defused several remote-controlled bombs, arrested 15 suspects and recovered missiles from their possession.
Officials in North Waziristan Agency told AFP that seven Taliban had been killed and 12 injured when fighter jets targeted terrorists' hideouts in the area.
"Seven militants were killed and 12 injured when jet fighter planes pounded Taliban hideouts at Madda Khel and Wuchabibi," an official based in agency's main town Miranshah told AFP.
A military source in the region confirmed the attacks and death toll.