Eleven Taliban were killed and nine others injured in separate military assaults in the restive Swat valley, a military spokesman said on Thursday. Four Taliban were killed and six injured when helicopter gunships targeted their hideout in the Qambar area of Mingora, the headquarters of Swat district. The killed Taliban were identified as Abu Hamza, Ismail, Abdul Rauf and Qari Ghaffar. Seven other Taliban were killed in a separate assault by ground troops in the Drushkhela area of Matta tehsil the same day, the spokesman said. Three other Taliban were injured in the operation. The spokesman said security forces had also seized the bodies of two Taliban from area where the clashes took place. A security forces personnel was also injured in the exchange of fire with the Taliban, he said.