Security forces on Tuesday killed 11 militants and injured several others when Taliban insurgents armed with rocket launchers resorted to cross-border attack from Afghanistan on checkpoints in areas close to Pak-Afghan border in Upper Dir district.
The clash occurred in the borders areas of Laghar and Sparko Dab in Upper Dir district.
The cross-border attack is the second during the last three days, in which 26 militants have so far been killed. Security forces have taken into custody 10 dead bodies of the militants. All the dead belong to the Kunar province of Afghanistan.