ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces repelled unprovoked firing by Afghan Taliban militants on multiple border posts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing at least 44 attackers and destroying several positions, officials said on Friday.
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UPDATED – Pakistan says 36 Taliban killed, two troops martyred in border clashes after unprovoked Afghan border firing
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces repelled unprovoked firing by Afghan Taliban militants on multiple border posts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing at least 36 attackers and destroying several positions, officials said on Friday.
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