Bajaur braces for major operation
By: Shamim Shahid | Published: August 09, 2008- Digg
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Meanwhile in different areas of Khyber Agency, at least six persons were injured when unknown miscreants attacked the containers carrying goods for the US-led allied troops operating in Afghanistan.
The officials informed that Taliban opened fire against 17 containers parked at Torkham on the night falling between Thursday and Friday. Tyres and windowpanes of containers were damaged, however, the goods loaded on containers remained safe.
Four drivers were injured who were later shifted to hospital where their conditions are stated to be out of danger. In another attack on a container near Prang Sum Check Post, two persons including the driver of the container were injured.
Meanwhile, one policeman was killed and two others were seriously injured when unknown miscreants attacked Mattani Police Station with rockets the other day.
The rockets landed inside the police station and as a result, one policeman, Muhammad Saleem, was killed on the spot while his two other colleagues, Wajid and Tariq, got injured. Mattani Police confirmed the incident.
It is worth mentioning here that Mattani Police launched an operation against the miscreants two days ago in which 14 militant were arrested and dozen of their hideouts were blown up.







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