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Pakistan's army claims to have killed 26 militants in an attack near the Afghan border. | Pakistan's army claims to have killed 26 militants in an attack near the Afghan border. |
Troops were reportedly backed by artillery and helicopter gunships during the operation in Mohmand, in North-West Frontier Province. | |
A military statement said the offensive in the Sapri area had been successful but did not mention any casualties among the troops. | |
Security forces have been battling the Taleban for months in the Mohmand area. | |
Earlier on Saturday, the Taleban destroyed 12 parked trucks - laden with supplies for Nato personnel in Afghanistan - near the city of Peshawar, capital of North-West Frontier Province. | |
During a heavy battle with police, fighters armed with rockets targeted the Farhad transport terminal - the latest in a series of attacks on goods bound for foreign forces over the border. |