Pakistan military raids insurgent strongholds in restive northwest, killing 13

Pakistani security forces engaged in three shootouts with insurgents in North and South Waziristan and Bannu, killing 13 militants, including an army major named Mohammad Awais. The Pakistani Taliban, allies of the Afghan Taliban, have intensified attacks on security forces following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan in 2021, emboldening the group in the northwest region bordering Afghanistan.

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