Pakistani troops kill 15 Taliban in Bajaur clashes

Pakistani forces backed by helicopter gunships have killed 15 Taliban in clashes that erupted after militants attacked a military post and convoy in the northwest of the country, an official said on Monday.

Security forces have in recent days intensified operations against al-Qaeda-linked militants in Bajaur, an ethnic Pashtun tribal region on the Afghan border, as part of its efforts to defeat Pakistani Taliban militants fighting the state. (Reuters)