[Afghanistan] - Pakistan army claims it eliminated 16 militants on Afghan border

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Pakistan&s army said in a statement it has killed 16 militants along the country&s western border with Afghanistan.According to a statement
issued by Pakistan&s army on Sunday, border troops killed all the militants in an exchange of gunfire during the night on Saturday in North
Waziristan district, Reuters reported.&Own troops effectively engaged and thwarted their attempt to infiltrate [Pakistan],& the army said in
the statement.Islamabad says that militants who attack inside Pakistan, and against the army have safe havens in Afghanistan, a charge Kabul
denies.The incident took place as Pakistan&s Special Representative for Afghanistan Sadiq Khan is on a two-day official visit to Kabul to
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