PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistan’s security forces on Wednesday raided a militant hideout in the country’s restive northwest, near the Afghan border, triggering an intense shootout that left 13 Pakistani Taliban fighters dead, the military said.

In a statement, the military described the killed insurgents as “ Khwarij,” “Khwarij,” a term often used by authorities for the Pakistani Taliban.

The clash took place in Dera Ismail Khan, a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The military said the militants had been involved in previous attacks, including a 2023 suicide bombing at a police station gate on the city’s outskirts that killed 23 security personnel.

Weapons and ammunition were recovered from the militants' hideout, according to the statement. The military also alleged that the kill

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