Official says Pakistani troops kill 10 Taliban near Afghan border
By APSunday, March 28, 2010
Pakistani army kills 10 Taliban near Afghan border
PARACHINAR, Pakistan — A government official says Pakistani troops have repulsed a Taliban attack on an army base close to the Afghan border, killing 10 attackers.
Samiullah Khan says a group of militants attacked the base with rockets and automatic weapons Sunday in the Orakzai region.
More than 100 suspected militants and five soldiers have been killed in fighting in Orakzai in the last week.
The troops have been fighting militants in the region who are believed to have fled from an earlier army offensive in their main stronghold of South Waziristan.
Officials have said the militants killed so far include Uzbek and Arab nationals.
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