Pakistan Kills 23 Militants in Afghan Border Raids

Pakistani security forces killed 23 militants in raids near the Afghan border on Wednesday, part of a broader series of operations that have eliminated more than 30 fighters linked to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) over the past week, military officials said.

The operations took place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a volatile region along the frontier with Afghanistan. In the Kurram district, forces launched targeted raids on two militant hideouts, sparking intense exchanges of fire that resulted in the deaths of 12 fighters in the first clash and 11 more in a follow-up action. No casualties among Pakistani troops were reported. Officials described the militants as members of banned groups, including the TTP, which seeks to overthrow the government in Islamabad.

Additional strikes on November 18 and 19 in the Mohmand, Lakki Marwat, and Tank districts killed seven more militants, bringing the week's toll to at least 30. Earlier operations between November 15 and 17 in areas such as Dera Ismail Khan, North Waziristan, and Bajaur eliminated another 15 fighters, including key TTP figures like Alam Mehsud and Sajjad alias Abuzar. These intelligence-based actions followed...