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PESHAWAR: At least 10 soldiers and 23 militants were killed early Friday in a gunfight in the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency, officials said.
The clash took place in the tribal district bordering Afghanistan.
At least 10 soldiers were killed and three others were wounded, a senior security official told AFP.
At least 23 militants were killed in the fighting which lasted for nearly six hours, he added.
All law enforcement agencies posts in the area were intact and the situation was stable, the official said.
Khyber administrator Mutahir Zeb Khan earlier gave a toll of eight soldiers and 22 militants killed.
Militants from Lashkar-e-Islam group attacked our outpost and a gunfight erupted, Khan said.
Military officials in Peshawar confirmed the attack and casualties.
Lashkar-e-Islam, which is led by warlord Mangal Bagh, is said to be linked to Taliban militants and criminal gangs.
It was not possible to independently verify the official account of the incident as access to the area is restricted by the military.
Some 18,000 people fled their homes in Khyber in October last year amid fears of a fresh onslaught of fighting between the army and militants linked to the Pakistani Taliban.
Seven tribal districts near the Afghan border are rife with homegrown insurgents and are strongholds of Taliban and al Qaeda operatives.
Militants have killed more than 4,800 people across Pakistan since July 2007.
At least 10 troops, 23 militants dead in Khyber Agency clash – The Express Tribune
The clash took place in the tribal district bordering Afghanistan.
At least 10 soldiers were killed and three others were wounded, a senior security official told AFP.
At least 23 militants were killed in the fighting which lasted for nearly six hours, he added.
All law enforcement agencies posts in the area were intact and the situation was stable, the official said.
Khyber administrator Mutahir Zeb Khan earlier gave a toll of eight soldiers and 22 militants killed.
Militants from Lashkar-e-Islam group attacked our outpost and a gunfight erupted, Khan said.
Military officials in Peshawar confirmed the attack and casualties.
Lashkar-e-Islam, which is led by warlord Mangal Bagh, is said to be linked to Taliban militants and criminal gangs.
It was not possible to independently verify the official account of the incident as access to the area is restricted by the military.
Some 18,000 people fled their homes in Khyber in October last year amid fears of a fresh onslaught of fighting between the army and militants linked to the Pakistani Taliban.
Seven tribal districts near the Afghan border are rife with homegrown insurgents and are strongholds of Taliban and al Qaeda operatives.
Militants have killed more than 4,800 people across Pakistan since July 2007.
At least 10 troops, 23 militants dead in Khyber Agency clash – The Express Tribune
