The death toll in Mohmand Agency clash between locals and Taliban militants has reached 13, while three people sustained injuries as fighting continued between the two rival groups throughout Saturday night and on Sunday.The deceased include three Taliban, three children and a woman. The Taliban also killed the man named as Ghaffar who they had abducted on April 23.
Meanwhile, Taliban have surrounded the Michni area and gathering their fighters from nearby areas there. Taliban spokesman Maulvi Umar said that their members were going to a wedding ceremony when ‘dacoits’ attacked them, killing one Talib and injuring two others.
He said that they undertook operation in the area after the incident, demolishing three houses and arresting several people.
The clashes started when a Taliban group passing through the Dadukhel area of Safi tehsil was attacked by locals, after Taliban kidnapped Ghaffar.
A jirga is currently negotiating for a peace deal after two other jirgas failed to broker a ceasefire in the area on Saturday night between the Dadukhel tribe and Taliban. The Taliban have also handed the locals a list of wanted people, who are accused of being criminals.