According to a Reuters report on October 8, sources said that Islamic militants ambushed a Pakistan military convoy near the Afghan border on the 8th, killing nine soldiers and two officers. The Pakistan Taliban claimed to have launched the attack.

Five Pakistan security officials told Reuters that the military convoy was first attacked by a roadside bomb in the Gulam area of northwest Pakistan, and was subsequently fired by a large number of militants.

The Pakistan military said in a statement that the soldiers were killed during a combat operation in the neighboring Oregzai region that killed 19 Islamic militants.

The Pakistan Taliban said in a statement sent to Reuters that its fighters attacked the military convoy.

The Pakistani Taliban group, which is committed to overthrowing the Pakistani government, has intensified its attacks on Pakistani security forces in recent months.

Source: Reference News