Several soldiers were reportedly killed and numerous more were injured when a group of highly armed Taliban militants launched coordinated strikes on three Pakistani military sites close to the Afghanistan border on Friday.
Hours later, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the propaganda branch of the Pakistan Army, said that the predawn attack had occurred in the unstable border region of Khyber. At least three soldiers were slain in the ensuing fighting, and four attackers were also killed. More than a dozen Pakistani soldiers were reportedly injured as well, according to many security sources in the conflict zone, though the statement did not provide any other information.
In the fighting that followed, four attackers were also killed in addition to at least three soldiers. Numerous security sources