Posted in Dawn
KOHAT, May 14: Four militants were killed in a clash with security forces in Torkhel area on Thursday following an attack on a military convoy in Darra Adamkhel.
A civilian woman was also killed in crossfire. Troops, meanwhile, demolished the headquarters of militant commander Momin Khan and arrested 16 terrorists during a clean-up operation, a military source told this correspondent. Two other militants were detained in Spina Thana. A 10kg bomb was found in their possession.
Troops entered Akhorwal, Sannikhel, Shpalkiwal, Babozai and Bostikhel in the semi-autonomous frontier region of Kohat after cordoning off the entire area.
The administration closed the Friendship Tunnel and Indus Highway for several hours and diverted traffic to Nizampur road.The purpose of the operation is to stop attacks on Kohat cantonment and security forces in Darra Adamkhel.
Friday, May 15, 2009
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