Sepoy martyred in cross-border attack
One security personnel was martyred while five terrorists were killed and four injured in attacks insinuated by militants from across the Afghan border along newly-established check-points in the Rajgal valley of Khyber Agency.
According to an Inter-Services Public Relations [ISPR] statement, Sepoy Muhammad Ilyas embraced martyrdom during an exchange of fire between the Pakistan army and Afghan militants after several check-points along the Pak-Afghan border in Rajgal valley were attacked on Thursday.
“Pakistan Army troops responded effectively,” the ISPR added.
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Sepoy Muhammad Ilyas. PHOTO: ISPR
Pak-Afghan border villages brace for Berlin Wall-style divide
In August, the Pakistan army announced a successful completion of its ground offensive in the rugged and difficult terrain that was seen as key infiltration point for terrorist groups including Islamic State to cross over from neighbouring Afghanistan to Pakistan.
In over a month-long campaign supported by Pakistan Air Force, the army gained full control of the Valley that shares border with Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, known as a hotbed of Islamic State.
Security forces went into one of the last two remaining pockets to be cleared from terrorists in the tribal areas on July 15 after intelligence reports suggested that Islamic State in Afghanistan could use Rajgal valley to infiltrate into Pakistan
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1553903/1-security-personnel-martyred-cross-border-attack/
One security personnel was martyred while five terrorists were killed and four injured in attacks insinuated by militants from across the Afghan border along newly-established check-points in the Rajgal valley of Khyber Agency.
According to an Inter-Services Public Relations [ISPR] statement, Sepoy Muhammad Ilyas embraced martyrdom during an exchange of fire between the Pakistan army and Afghan militants after several check-points along the Pak-Afghan border in Rajgal valley were attacked on Thursday.
“Pakistan Army troops responded effectively,” the ISPR added.
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Sepoy Muhammad Ilyas. PHOTO: ISPR
Pak-Afghan border villages brace for Berlin Wall-style divide
In August, the Pakistan army announced a successful completion of its ground offensive in the rugged and difficult terrain that was seen as key infiltration point for terrorist groups including Islamic State to cross over from neighbouring Afghanistan to Pakistan.
In over a month-long campaign supported by Pakistan Air Force, the army gained full control of the Valley that shares border with Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, known as a hotbed of Islamic State.
Security forces went into one of the last two remaining pockets to be cleared from terrorists in the tribal areas on July 15 after intelligence reports suggested that Islamic State in Afghanistan could use Rajgal valley to infiltrate into Pakistan
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1553903/1-security-personnel-martyred-cross-border-attack/
