Four Pakistani Soldiers Killed In Gunfight With Militants On Afghanistan Border

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JAKARTA - Four Pakistani soldiers were killed in a shootout with militants near the northwestern border with Afghanistan. Five Islamist militants were reportedly killed.

As reported by Reuters on Thursday, November 7, gunfire took place in the South Waziristan ethnicity, which is located next to the Afghanistan border an area that has long been a shelter for militants operating on both sides of the border.

Islamabad said militants used Afghan soil to train and plan attacks in Pakistan, a charge Kabul denies.

Pakistan says militants have become a major problem for the South Asian nation.

A militant group called Pakistan's Tahreek-e-Taliban attacked Pakistan and its troops for years in a bid to overthrow the government and replace it with a harsh Islamic system.

The group has accelerated attacks since last year after they lifted a ceasefire with the government, accusing the government of violating the ceasefire.