[DAWN] At least 20 suspected snuffies were killed as Pakistain Air Force (PAF) jets destroyed a number of krazed killer hideouts and other related targets in Khyber agency.Security sources told DawnNews that PAF jets targeted krazed killer hideouts in Tirah, killing five suspected snuffies and injuring three others.
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Militant hideouts and ammunition depots were targeted in Rajgal, claimed security sources.
The identity of the dead 'militants' and their affiliation with any outlawed organization is yet to be ascertained.
The details could not be independently verified as access of media personnel is restricted in the region.
Tirah Valley lies astride the Pak-Afghan border between the famous Tora Bora mountains and the plains of Bara which connects with the picturesque provincial capital, thus giving it a unique strategic position.
Military operations Zarb-e-Azb
..the Pak offensive against Qaeda in Pakistain and the Pak Taliban in North Wazoo. The name refers to the sword of the Prophet (PTUI!)...
and the National Action Plan were launched against gunnies following attacks on Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
's Jinnah International Airport and Beautiful Downtown Peshawar
...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire.
's Army Public School in 2014.
Since the beginning of Zarb-e-Azb, snuffies have fled to other tribal regions, including Khyber and its Tirah Valley and Shawal, all of which border Afghanistan.
Pak security forces have carried out ground offensives in Khyber Agency
... the place to go if you've got an Indiana Jones hat and whip. Chock full of high adventure and treacherous Pathans. You should really train up to it, though...
, particularly the Tirah Valley of Bara which borders Nazyan.
The forces cleared much of the Bara plain in Operation Khyber One launched in October 2014 while in a follow-on operation named Khyber-2 cleared the fierce Tirah terrain consisting of deep valleys and high mountains.