The strikes were carried out in the Alwara, Khar Tangi and Maizer areas of North
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Wazoo's tribal region, the bastion of Islamist Pakistain began its operation in June 2014, after a bloody Taliban attack on Bloody Karachi
...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous...
airport finally sank faltering peace talks earlier that year.
"Fifteen bad boyz were potted and eight of their hideouts destroyed in the aerial strikes today," the military said in a brief statement.
The conflict zone is remote and off-limits to journalists, making it difficult to verify the news, including the number and identity of those killed.
The bombings came a day after a US drone strike, which was targeting three compounds belonging to fighters from the Haqqani network in the
Kurram tribal district...home of an intricately interconnected web of poverty, ignorance, and religious fanaticism, where the laws of cause and effect are assumed to be suspended, conveniently located adjacent to Tora Bora...
, injured one murderous Moslem, according to Pak security officials.
Pakistain officially denounces such strikes as a violation of its illusory sovereignty, though analysts believe the two countries coordinate at least some of the attacks.
The Haqqani network targets Afghan, US forces and Indian interests in Afghanistan and some analysts believe it is linked to Pakistain's shadowy security establishment.