Islamabad, July 25 (DPA) The Pakistan Army said Saturday that 14 Taliban fighters were killed in clashes with security forces in the country’s northwestern Swat valley and its adjoining district of Buner.
According to an army statement 10 militants died when the troops conducted search operations in four areas of Buner, located some 100 km northwest of Islamabad.
Four rebels were killed in two separate clashes in Swat, where the security forces also destroyed a terrorist training camp and a cave, recovering a huge cache of arms and ammunition.
Pakistani troops are wrapping up a 10-week offensive to expel Taliban from Swat and three neighbouring districts.
So far over 1,700 militants and 160 soldiers have been killed in the army offensive in the region, known for hilly terrain and thickly forested valleys.
The fighting displaced over 1.9 million people, who have started going back to their homes after the army took control of major towns. But violence continues, as the army has been trying to clear the remote northern belt of the Swat region.
