527 Taliban Fighters Killed Since Start Of Clashes, Says Pakistan
Pakistan’s information minister said that at least 527 Taliban fighters have been killed and 755 others wounded since the start of the clashes between Pakistani forces and the Taliban.
Attaullah Tarar said Pakistani forces have targeted a total of 62 locations across Afghanistan during the fighting.
Speaking on the 11th day of the conflict with the Taliban, Tarar said 237 Taliban outposts had been destroyed and 38 others captured by Pakistani forces.
He added that Pakistani troops had destroyed 205 Taliban tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery units.
Earlier, Enayatullah Khwarizmi, spokesperson for the Taliban’s Defence Ministry, said Taliban forces had carried out offensive attacks on 28 locations in border areas inside Pakistan over the past 24 hours. He claimed the attacks killed 109 Pakistani soldiers and wounded 148 others.
