“Three militants were killed and the fourth one blew himself up and two others were wounded and captured”, he added.
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“A huge ammunition dump was also blown up in strikes in Khyber Agency”, the statement said.
Afghan media has reported that members of the lower house of the parliament on Saturday criticised Ulomi, NDS chief Rahmatollah Nabil and the director of operations of the Ministry of National Defence over appointments of “nonprofessional” officials in security bodies, the poor security situation across the country and the attack on parliament.
Local police station officials confirmed the raid and casualties.
Since last month, the military has stepped up operations in Shawal Valley, where the Taliban still operates freely. Thousands of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have returned to their homes, educational institutions have started functioning and after remaining closed for seven years the silk factories are open now.
Khyber has always been known as a stronghold for militants belonging to the Pakistani Taliban and its Lashkar-e-Islam faction.
The incidents came after United States military strikes targeted militants threatening worldwide coalition forces near the border in eastern Afghanistan.
Taliban militant group fighting the government to regain power has claimed of responsibility for downing the chopper, a claim utterly rejected by Khpalwak as groundless.
A spokesman for USA forces in Afghanistan declined to say which troops have been concerned and the character of the menace.
“I’ll generally say coalition forces for both”, Colonel Brian Tribus said.
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistani air strikes on Sunday killed 23 militants including foreigners in the country’s restive tribal regions near the Afghan border, the military said, part of a massive ongoing operation against the Taliban.
