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This Article is From Aug 25, 2014

Taliban Commander Among Three Killed in Northwest Pakistan

Peshawar: A Taliban commander was killed today in a remote controlled Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Pakistan's restive tribal region bordering Afghanistan.

The IED blast took place outside the house of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander, known as Khabare, in Mehraban Kalay area of Tirrah Valley in Khyber Agency, sources said.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. In another incident, a truck driver and a cleaner were killed when unidentified militants attacked a NATO tanker in Jamrud tehsil area of Khyber Agency.

The tanker was transporting goods for NATO forces in Afghanistan when it was attacked on Pak-Afghan highway. Reports said that the tanker was attacked near the Wazir Dhand area of Jamrud which is situated in the northwestern tribal region of Khyber. 

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