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Cross-border attack: Four soldiers killed in Bajaur Agency
By Web Desk / AFP
Published: June 4, 2014
BAJAUR / ISLAMABAD: Four soldiers were killed and three wounded in an attack on a Pakistani border post in Bajaur Agency early on Wednesday morning.
The posts came under fire from the Afghan side in the Manozangal and Mukha Tops areas of the Bajaur tribal region, one of seven such districts bordering Afghanistan.
“Terrorists from across the border fired on Pakistani border posts at Manozangal and Mukha Tops”, a senior security official told AFP.
“Four soldiers embraced shahadat (martyrdom) and three others including an officer were injured,” he added.
Pakistan’s foreign ministry later said in a statement: “Islamabad condemns these unprovoked attacks.”
It added that the matter had been raised with the Afghan government in Kabul and with their embassy in Islamabad.
“It has been emphasised that Afghanistan must take concrete steps to stop the use of its territory against Pakistan.”
This is the third cross-border attack in Bajaur Agency in less than two weeks.
Previous incidents
On May 31, at least 14 militants were killed when Pakistani border guards had repelled a cross-border attack on a military post in the Warra Mamond tehsil of Bajaur Agency.
One border guard was killed and two others were critically wounded in the attack, an official of the security forces had told The Express Tribune. In a statement, the Foreign Office had put the number of attackers at 200-plus.
Islamabad had also lodged a protest over the May 31 attack with Afghanistan’s deputy ambassador in Islamabad while the Pakistani ambassador in Kabul raised the matter with the Afghan foreign ministry.
On May 25, five paramilitary Frontier Corps soldiers were wounded in an attack on a check post. Security forces had claimed to have killed five militants in the retaliatory action. The paramilitary troops had chased the fleeing militants into Kaga Pass area where a check post was also set up.
Cross-border militant attacks kill four soldiers in Bajaur
By Zahir Shah Sherazi
PESHAWAR: At least four soldiers were killed and four others injured Wednesday when militants from the Afghan side of the border attacked a military post in Bajaur tribal region, military officials said.
The military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), confirmed that the attack took place on Manozangal and Moukha top checkposts and was repulsed by security forces.
“In Bajaur region during the early morning today, terrorists from across the border fired on Pakistani border posts,” said a military source. “Four soldiers were martyred and four are injured.
Sources said this was the third cross-border attack by militants since May 25.
“This is the third incident of cross-border attacks and firing since May 25 from Afghanistan,” said one source.
Moreover, intelligence sources suspect that Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Mullah Fazlullah-led militants based in Kunar and Nuristan along with factions based in Bajaur and Mohmand tribal areas may be involved in the cross-border attacks along with what they described as foreign elements.
Soon after the attack, the Pakistani foreign office condemned the attack and said it had raised the issue with the Afghan government in Kabul and with the country's embassy in Islamabad.
“This matter has been raised with the Afghan government in Kabul and with their Embassy in Islamabad,” said a statement from the foreign office. “Afghanistan must take concrete steps to stop the use of its territory against Pakistan.”
Bajaur agency sits directly across Afghanistan’s Kunar province where a large number of suspected militants who had fled operations in Swat and Bajaur have been living for the last few years. These people have in the past launched similar cross-border attacks.
Reuters adds: Pakistan launched its first major ground offensive in years against insurgents near the Afghan border on May 22 after several rounds of government-led peace talks ended in failure.
Afghanistan claims hundreds of rockets and bombs have landed in Afghan villages close to the border since the offensive began 11 days ago.
Last month, Pakistan lodged a formal complaint with Afghanistan after a military post in Bajaur came under heavy attack from suspected Taliban fighters, killing one soldier.
The attacks on Wednesday come days after the Pakistani Taliban split into two groups, limiting the government's chances of finding a negotiated settlement to end the insurgency.
The breakaway group is said to be in favour of peace talks with the government while the main insurgency has announced that it will continue attacks against government and security targets.
By Web Desk / AFP
Published: June 4, 2014
BAJAUR / ISLAMABAD: Four soldiers were killed and three wounded in an attack on a Pakistani border post in Bajaur Agency early on Wednesday morning.
The posts came under fire from the Afghan side in the Manozangal and Mukha Tops areas of the Bajaur tribal region, one of seven such districts bordering Afghanistan.
“Terrorists from across the border fired on Pakistani border posts at Manozangal and Mukha Tops”, a senior security official told AFP.
“Four soldiers embraced shahadat (martyrdom) and three others including an officer were injured,” he added.
Pakistan’s foreign ministry later said in a statement: “Islamabad condemns these unprovoked attacks.”
It added that the matter had been raised with the Afghan government in Kabul and with their embassy in Islamabad.
“It has been emphasised that Afghanistan must take concrete steps to stop the use of its territory against Pakistan.”
This is the third cross-border attack in Bajaur Agency in less than two weeks.
Previous incidents
On May 31, at least 14 militants were killed when Pakistani border guards had repelled a cross-border attack on a military post in the Warra Mamond tehsil of Bajaur Agency.
One border guard was killed and two others were critically wounded in the attack, an official of the security forces had told The Express Tribune. In a statement, the Foreign Office had put the number of attackers at 200-plus.
Islamabad had also lodged a protest over the May 31 attack with Afghanistan’s deputy ambassador in Islamabad while the Pakistani ambassador in Kabul raised the matter with the Afghan foreign ministry.
On May 25, five paramilitary Frontier Corps soldiers were wounded in an attack on a check post. Security forces had claimed to have killed five militants in the retaliatory action. The paramilitary troops had chased the fleeing militants into Kaga Pass area where a check post was also set up.
Cross-border militant attacks kill four soldiers in Bajaur
By Zahir Shah Sherazi
PESHAWAR: At least four soldiers were killed and four others injured Wednesday when militants from the Afghan side of the border attacked a military post in Bajaur tribal region, military officials said.
The military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), confirmed that the attack took place on Manozangal and Moukha top checkposts and was repulsed by security forces.
“In Bajaur region during the early morning today, terrorists from across the border fired on Pakistani border posts,” said a military source. “Four soldiers were martyred and four are injured.
Sources said this was the third cross-border attack by militants since May 25.
“This is the third incident of cross-border attacks and firing since May 25 from Afghanistan,” said one source.
Moreover, intelligence sources suspect that Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Mullah Fazlullah-led militants based in Kunar and Nuristan along with factions based in Bajaur and Mohmand tribal areas may be involved in the cross-border attacks along with what they described as foreign elements.
Soon after the attack, the Pakistani foreign office condemned the attack and said it had raised the issue with the Afghan government in Kabul and with the country's embassy in Islamabad.
“This matter has been raised with the Afghan government in Kabul and with their Embassy in Islamabad,” said a statement from the foreign office. “Afghanistan must take concrete steps to stop the use of its territory against Pakistan.”
Bajaur agency sits directly across Afghanistan’s Kunar province where a large number of suspected militants who had fled operations in Swat and Bajaur have been living for the last few years. These people have in the past launched similar cross-border attacks.
Reuters adds: Pakistan launched its first major ground offensive in years against insurgents near the Afghan border on May 22 after several rounds of government-led peace talks ended in failure.
Afghanistan claims hundreds of rockets and bombs have landed in Afghan villages close to the border since the offensive began 11 days ago.
Last month, Pakistan lodged a formal complaint with Afghanistan after a military post in Bajaur came under heavy attack from suspected Taliban fighters, killing one soldier.
The attacks on Wednesday come days after the Pakistani Taliban split into two groups, limiting the government's chances of finding a negotiated settlement to end the insurgency.
The breakaway group is said to be in favour of peace talks with the government while the main insurgency has announced that it will continue attacks against government and security targets.
