11
Taliban
militants
were
killed
in
the
Doog
Darra
area
of
Dir
Upper
District
by
armed
villagers
and
artillery
shelling
by
the
Security
Forces
(SFs)
as
the
militants
started
fleeing
the
area
after
giving
up
resistance,
The
News
reported.
Further,
the
Chitral
Police
arrested
10
fleeing
militants,
including
an
Afghan
national,
who
was
in
an
injured
condition,
when
they
sneaked
into
the
District
to
escape
the
operations.
The
armed
villagers
have
reportedly
ringed
the
Taliban
militants,
led
by
Afghan
commander
Amir
Khitab,
since
June
6
in
the
mountains
of
Doog
Darra.
They
were
heavily
targeting
the
positions
of
the
Taliban
militants
and
killed
a
number
of
them.
Helping
the
Lashkar
(militia),
SFs
deployed
artillery
guns
in
Panakot
area
near
the
Dir
town
and
Beranjo
in
Doog
Darra.
The
locals
said
firing
with
heavy
weapons
by
the
Lashkar
and
artillery
shelling
panicked
the
holed-up
militants.
Sources
in
Lashkar
and
locals
said
the
militants
were
attempting
to
escape
the
intensified
action.
Mutabar
Khan,
the
Lashkar
chief,
said
they
believe
80-100
militants
had
been
left
in
the
area,
adding
that
they
were
just
400
meters
away
from
them.
The
Lashkar
has
so
far
reportedly
killed
at
least
36
militants. |
