Taliban Attack Checkpoint, Kill 6 Pakistan Soldiers

Yes 6 Pakistani soldiers were killed in the latest Taliban attack , but there were also 25 Taliban killed during the same attack , The Pakistani Military also proved itself in a tough ass fight that included suicidal car bombers , of course , none can be verified But ...





PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistani troops repulsed a Taliban attack on a checkpoint close to the Afghan border Wednesday in fighting that killed six soldiers and 25 insurgents, the armed forces said.

Pakistan has carried out a series of operations in the border region over the last 18 months, but the militants have proved resilient foes. The U.S. has pushed Islamabad to keep up its offensives, arguing that militants on its side of the border are involved in attacks on American and NATO troops in Afghanistan.

Wednesday's attack occurred in the Bara area of Khyber, a tribal region home to a top supply route for troops across the border.

A statement from Pakistan's paramilitary Frontier Corps said the attackers used several suicide car bombs, but that soldiers fought back, destroying the vehicles during the clash. At least 15 soldiers also were wounded in the attack, the statement said.

The information is nearly impossible to verify independently. Access to Khyber and other tribal regions is restricted, and border area as a whole is remote and dangerous.

Also Wednesday, at least six alleged insurgents were killed by suspected U.S. missiles in the nearby tribal region of North Waziristan, two Pakistani intelligence officials said.

Two missile attacks one hour apart destroyed an abandoned school near the town of Mir Ali, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to media.