A Pakistani Army captain was among six soldiers killed in a clash with militants near the Afghan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Kurram district, the Pakistani military said on Wednesday.

According to a statement from Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing, at least seven militants were also killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) conducted in the Dogar area of Kurram.

The ISPR said the operation targeted members of Fitna al-Khawarij, a term it uses to describe militants belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).

The Kurram district, which borders Afghanistan, has become a frequent flashpoint for cross-border militant infiltration and attacks targeting Pakistan’s security forces.

According to Dawn, Among the fallen was Cap

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