GHALANAI/KHAR/ RAWALPINDI: A tribal lashkar killed 23 Taliban during clashes in the Kohimoor area of Ambaar tehsil in Mohmand Agency on Tuesday.Syed Ahmad Jan, a senior regional administrator, told the Associated Press that local tribal militia had asked the Taliban to leave the area on Monday. The Taliban refused, sparking a gunbattle that continued until Tuesday morning, he added. Four lashkar members were wounded in the fight, while 20 men were killed. Three Taliban were arrested, but one of them committed suicide while the other two were executed by the lashkar.
Another administration official, Muhammad Rasul Khan, told AFP three villagers were missing after the clashes. “The laskhar fought very well and the Taliban are on the run,” he added.