PESHAWAR – At least four security personnel were killed and eight others injured in an attack by militants in Waleed Koroona area of Mohmand Agency’s Baezai tehsil on Thursday, while the forces killed at least 25 Taliban in attacks on various hideouts.
Reports said a large number of militants attacked a Frontier Corps checkpost in Baezai. Officials in Mohmand administration claimed that 10 militants were killed and five injured in retaliatory action. Meanwhile, Mohmand administration official Amjad Khan told Reuters the security forces followed the militants and killed 25.
Other officials claimed that the security forces recovered a large number of weapons from the militants. But there was no confirmation of official claims.
