Peshawar: At least 15 Pakistani soldiers were missing following fighting with militants in the country’s northwestern Bajaur tribal region three days ago, security officials said on Friday.
The clashes on Tuesday came as part of a Pakistan army operation to repel Taliban militants who had crossed over from Kunar province in Afghanistan last Friday and occupied the village of Batwar in the Bajaur tribal agency.
“At least 15 of our soldiers are still missing,” a senior security official told AFP.
Another security official said “more or less” that number of soldiers were missing but declined to give the exact total.
Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman for northwestern Malakand region Sirajud Din phoned AFP late Tuesday to claim that Taliban had beheaded 15 security forces personnel.
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