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Summary Four soldiers were killed and another injured after militants stormed a check post in Khadizai.
The attack took place at a paramilitary check post in Khadizai area on the outskirts of Kalaya, the main town in the Orakzai district, a senior military officer said.Four soldiers were martyred and another was injured when miscreants armed with guns and rockets launched an attack overnight, he said, adding that several dozen insurgents were involved in the raid.Another official said Pakistani security forces retaliated and killed more than 12 militants, but there was no independent confirmation of the toll.Khadizai is located in Upper Orakzai most of which is in Taliban hands and is the scene of frequent clashes between security forces and Islamist militants while government troops are in control of its lower reaches.Pakistans seven tribal districts near the Afghan border are rife with homegrown insurgents and are strongholds of Taliban and Al-Qaeda operatives.
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