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Pak troops, Taliban clash along border
Pakistani troops and Taliban fighters exchanged gunfire overnight along the Pakistani-Afghan border, Pakistani officials said on Friday.The 30-minute gunbattle between Pakistani paramilitary troops and Taliban forces took place at Tormandi, in the tribal area of Southern Waziristan in northwestern Pakistan, the officials said. There were no casualties on the Pakistani side, they said, and it was not possible to determine whether there had been any Taliban casualties. A similar exchange bet
Pakistani troops and Taliban fighters exchanged gunfire overnight along the Pakistani-Afghan border, Pakistani officials said on Friday.
The 30-minute gunbattle between Pakistani paramilitary troops and Taliban forces took place at Tormandi, in the tribal area of Southern Waziristan in northwestern Pakistan, the officials said.
There were no casualties on the Pakistani side, they said, and it was not possible to determine whether there had been any Taliban casualties.
A similar exchange between Pakistani troops and Taliban forces occurred earlier this week at a nearby border post at Nawa Pass in another tribal area of the country.
Bureau Report
The 30-minute gunbattle between Pakistani paramilitary troops and Taliban forces took place at Tormandi, in the tribal area of Southern Waziristan in northwestern Pakistan, the officials said.
There were no casualties on the Pakistani side, they said, and it was not possible to determine whether there had been any Taliban casualties.
A similar exchange between Pakistani troops and Taliban forces occurred earlier this week at a nearby border post at Nawa Pass in another tribal area of the country.
Bureau Report