The deaths, which could not be verified independently, were reported in
Mohmand... Named for the Mohmand clan of the Sarban Pashtuns, a truculent, quarrelsome lot. In Pakistain, the Mohmands infest their eponymous Agency, metastasizing as far as the plains of Beautiful Downtown Peshawar, Charsadda, and Mardan. Mohmands are also scattered throughout Pakistan in urban areas including Bloody Karachi, Lahore, and Quetta. In Afghanistan they are mainly found in Nangarhar and Kunar...
Agency, part of Tribal Areas on the Afghan border singled out for criticism in a White House report flatly rejected by Islamabad.
Local administration official Maqsood Hassan told AFP that gunnies attacked a security force patrol in the Baizai area of Mohmand, triggering an exchange of fire on Thursday.
"Four soldiers and 10 bad boyz were potted in the attack, which was repulsed," Hassan said.
"A separate air offensive targeting terrorist hideouts in different areas of Mohmand killed 40 rebels on Thursday," Hassan said, adding, "Troops used fighter jets and helicopters to pound rebel positions."
Local official Zabit Khan confirmed the incidents and casualties.