Militant hearth throughout Afghan border kills two Pakistan troopers, says military

Militant hearth from throughout the border in Afghanistan killed two Pakistani troopers on Sunday, the military stated, within the first such assault because the Taliban took over Kabul ten days in the past.
The military stated it retaliated and killed two or three attackers.
The incident in Pakistan’s Bajaur district is the primary of its variety reported because the Taliban took over Kabul on August 15.
Bajaur is one in every of a number of lawless tribal areas alongside the Afghan border which have lengthy sheltered militants, together with an Islamist militant umbrella organisation known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
The military didn’t say which group was behind the assault, however has lengthy held that TTP leaders and fighters are sheltering in Afghanistan after fleeing the tribal districts throughout army operations focusing on militants.

“As per intelligence reports, due to fire of Pakistan army troops, 2-3 terrorists got killed and 3-4 terrorists got injured,” the army stated in a press release.
“We expected that the way things were unfolding in Afghanistan, the violence can spill over in Pakistan,” Pakistan military spokesman Maj. Gen. Babar Iftikhar instructed a information convention on Friday.