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Summary
Security forces killed at least 15 militants in a gunfight after an attack on a checkpoint in Orakzai Agency on Friday. The clash took place in Bezot Khel village in Orakzai tribal district overnight, where troops were hunting Taliban insurgents. Troops killed 15 militants in a gunfight which started after an attack on a checkpoint, local military spokesman Major Fazlur Rehman said. The troops captured four militants wounded during the fighting and that three soldiers were also injured. Many hideouts of militants have been destroyed in the area.
