PESHAWAR – Troops and paramilitary forces, backed by helicopter gunships and warplanes, targeted Taliban positions in Mohmand Agency near the Afghan border on Thursday, killing at least 18 militants, a regional government official said.
The military has recently mounted an offensive in villages bordering Afghanistan’s eastern province of Kunar in pursuit of militants linked to Al Qaeda and Taliban who want to destabilise the US ally and impose Taliban-style rule.
“We are going after them with full force, using every kind of force. They carry out attacks and other activities from there,” Masood Khan, the government official, said. He said at least 18 militants were killed and 25 wounded in the fighting.
“The operation is still on,” he said.
