Summary A military operation has been ongoing in central Kurram for past three weeks.
KURRAM AGENCY (AFP) - At least 12 militants and two soldiers were killed in gunfights in a restive tribal region where troops have now gained control of strategic heights, officials said.
The clashes took place in an area between the tribal districts of Kurram and Khyber, in the villages of Para Chamkani, during an operation against Taliban militants.
A military operation has been ongoing in central Kurram for past three weeks.
Kurram, which is close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, is one of the seven regions in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata), governed by tribal laws. An extremist insurgency led by the Pakistani Taliban plagues the region while the area is known to be infested with militants, including those from Al Qaeda, Taliban and several other armed extremist organisations.
