Pakistan Army
Five Pakistani soldiers die as terrorists attack army post from across Afghanistan border
Kurram, Pakistan: At least five Pakistani soldiers died and four others were injured when terrorists from across the Afghan border attacked an army post in Kurram tribal district during Saturday-Sunday night, media reports said.
Informed sources told The Dawn that Angoor Tangi, a check-post adjacent to Afghanistan’s Khost province, was targeted by the attackers.
The sources told the newspaper that firing between members of security forces and terrorists began at 8 pm Saturday and continued for three hours.
They said that insurgents from the Afghan side made several attempts to damage the fence along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
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