PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say Pakistani security forces have killed 26 Islamist militants in a troubled tribal region near the Afghan border.
Police official Bahadur Khan said the insurgents were targeted Saturday when they invaded from Afghanistan’s Kunar province and opened fire on troops in the Nustrat Darra district.
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