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| 27 pro-Taliban militants killed in Khyber |
| 2009-10-03 |
| [Iran Press TV Latest] Pakistani forces kill 27 pro-Taliban militants in the lawless northwest Khyber district and inflict heavy damage on them, an official said. Frontier Corps spokesman Major Fazal-ur-Rehman said that attack helicopters shelled pro-Taliban militants' training centers on Friday in the Tirrah valley of Khyber. He added that heavy artillery was also used to pound militant positions. Rehman said two commanders were among the 27 dead, adding, "Two hideouts, three caves and 19 vehicles, including an explosive-laden vehicle, were destroyed." Pakistan launched a major offensive against the militants in Khyber on September 1 and has killed dozens of insurgents since then. |
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