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23 people including 10 Taliban killed in Pakistan

by Sanjay Jha | July 31, 2008 at 02:06 am

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Pakistan's innocent residents in the restive border areas along the Afghanistan are getting caught in the crossfire. Today a shell hit house of a resident and killed all his 6 family family.

Thirteen people have been killed when mortar shells fell on two houses in tehsil Kabal whereas 10 Taliban have been killed during operation.

According to sources, a pesh imam, his wife and five children were killed when a mortar shell hit their house in Dulai area in Kabal tehsil.

Also, six of a family was killed in Derai Sakai area of tehsil Kabal when a mortar fell at their house.

Meanwhile, unidentified miscreants torched a girls school in Khawazakhel and two schools in Kashora areas.

A couple was injured when a mortar shell landed at their house in Nusrat Kalay area.

Security forces targeted Taliban hideouts with mortar shells in Sarbanda, Barmaba Khela, Peochar, Numl and Gutshor areas in tehsil Matta.

Sources said that 10 Taliban were killed and several injured during the operation. Taliban attacked Kabal police station and Wanai check post. They were managed to flee after joint retaliatory action by police and security forces. Fresh contingents of FC have reached in Matta and Kabal areas.

According to ISPR, curfew has been relaxed from 10:00 am to 12: noon in the district.