ISLAMABAD
Pakistani security forces have killed at least eight Taliban militants in the tribal Orakzai region near the Afghan border, Pakistani army said on Saturday.
The army said security forces backed by war planes had destroyed four Taliban hideouts in Qismat Tanga and Sheen Qamar areas of the Upper Orakzai region.
The army also claimed that the tribal region -- known as a Taliban and an Al Qaeda stronghold -- had been cleared "90 percent of armed elements."
