US drone strike in Orakzai Agency, two terrorists commanders killed

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2018-01-24T13:04:05+05:00 News Desk

HANGU: Two terrorists were killed in a drone strike in Orakzai Agency on Wednesday morning.

According to officials of the political administration of the tribal agency, two terrorists were killed when a US drone targeted their hideout in Dapa Mamozai area of Orakzai Agency.

Reports said the drone targeted a hideout of the Haqqani Network and those killed were associated with the terrorist outfit.

Last month, a U.S. drone strike near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border killed two people, according to sources.

The drone fired missile on a vehicle in the bordering area of Afghanistan, killing two people sources said. However, it was not clear as to who were targeted in the drone attack.

On October 20, at least 12 suspected militants were reportedly killed in a drone strike in Afghanistan’s Paktia province.

According to sources, a suspected United States (US) drone fired six missiles, killing 12 militants.

In the same month, Jamaat-ul-Ahrar chief Umar Khalid Khorasani along with nine of his associates, was killed in a drone attack in Paktia province.

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