Four terrorists killed during infiltration attempt at Pak-Afghan border

During the exchange of fire, Sepoy Amir Sohail Afridi, a resident of Khyber District, was martyred

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A Pakistan Army soldier was martyred and four terrorists were killed after security forces foiled an infiltration attempt along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Khyber district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, during the night of December 19-20, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Saturday.

According to the ISPR, security forces engaged the terrorists in the Rajgal area after detecting their movement. During the ensuing gunbattle, 22-year-old sepoy Amir Sohail Afridi, a resident of Khyber district, fought courageously and embraced martyrdom.

The ISPR also reiterated Pakistan's concerns over cross-border terrorism, stressing Islamabad's repeated requests to Kabul’s interim government to prevent the use of Afghan territory by terrorists carrying out attacks against Pakistan.

Previously, security forces successfully carried out an operation in Tank district, killing seven terrorists, including a key member of the banned militant group ‘Fitna al-Khawarij’.

According to security sources, the operation took place on the night between December 17 and 18, following intelligence reports about the presence of militants in the area. The forces conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in response to the information.

During the operation, one of the most wanted militants, Ali Rahman alias Maulana Taha Swati, a senior leader of ‘Fitna al-Khawarij’, was also killed. Seven other militants were also neutralized in the operation.

In a series of coordinated operations across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, security forces killed 11 terrorists, including members of the Khawarij, the military’s media wing reported on Wednesday.

According to the ISPR, the first operation took place in Tank District, where intelligence led forces to target the presence of Khawarij. During the operation, security personnel engaged the terrorist group, resulting in the death of seven militants.