KHAR/MINGORA: At least 13 Taliban and two soldiers were killed in operations across the country on Saturday.Four Taliban, including a key commander, were killed in Laghari area of Bajaur Agency's Mamoond tehsil. Security forces also destroyed four Taliban hideouts, sources said, adding that a security official was also killed and two others injured during the attack. Inayat Killay Bazaar was closed following the attack.
Roads leading to the tehsil were closed after a deadline to hand over the Taliban belonging to the Mamoond tribe expired on Saturday.
Meanwhile, officials said the security forces recovered a huge cache of weapons, including suicide jackets, during a search operation in Koza Bandai area of Kabal tehsil.
Search and clearance operations continued in Swat and Malakand, with eight terrorists, including two brothers of Taliban leader Shanku Mulla, arrested in operations at village Shanku, Madyan, Deranpatai, Kukrai near Mingora, Aman Kot, Manja near Tutan Banda and Sarsanai near Kabal.
Separately, nine Taliban were killed and five injured in a clash between the forces and Taliban in Dara Adam Khel. Also, terrorists fired 34 rockets at a security forces checkpost in Razmak area of North Waziristan Agency, killing two soldiers.