Security sources: Afghan Taliban posts destroyed near South Waziristan and Parachinar
SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: Security forces on Friday destroyed several Afghan Taliban posts and military installations in areas adjoining the Districts of South Waziristan and Parachinar, according to security sources.
The sources said the retaliatory action was taken in response to unprovoked firing by Kabul administration personnel in Angoor Adda on 27 October.
According to the sources, Afghan Taliban personnel abandoned their posts and fled after the action. The sources also mentioned reports that a number of Afghan Taliban personnel were killed.
Earlier, on Wednesday, security forces destroyed several Afghan Taliban check posts in a retaliatory action after an attack on civilians in Angoor Adda. According to the sources, one person was killed and five members of the same family were injured in the attack.
The Deputy Commissioner of Lower South Waziristan had said that Afghan Taliban forces fired without provocation on Angoor Adda bazaar and nearby residential areas. A mortar shell fell in the area, killing one civilian.
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