Jet strike kills 20 Taliban

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Pakistan Air Force (PAF) warplanes pounded militant hideouts in Orakzai Agency before dawn on Wednesday, killing at least 20 Taliban insurgents, security officials said. The jets targeted hideouts and at least four compounds were hit, officials said. “At least 20 Taliban militants were killed in the bombing,” a military official said. Local intelligence officials also confirmed the air strikes. The hideouts belonged to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commanders Mulla Tufan and Commander Moheyuddin, a security official said. There are reports that Moheyuddin may have been killed in the bombing, he said. A military official in Peshawar said “four hideouts have been destroyed and the death toll may go up”.

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  1. As long as we are eliminating militants everything sound fine to me. These militants have been using IED's for a long time.

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