Two terrorists killed in KP's Hassankhel drone strikes

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An Army vehicle patrols as police officers stand guard along a road, near the cantonment area in Bannu on December 21, 2022. — Reuters/File
An Army vehicle patrols as police officers stand guard along a road, near the cantonment area in Bannu on December 21, 2022. — Reuters/File

PESHAWAR: Two terrorists were killed, and another was injured in four drone strikes carried out on three targets in Hassankhel subdivision, an area located on the border between Kohat and Peshawar districts, on Friday, sources said.

They said that suspected drones targeted a vehicle, which the terrorists had allegedly snatched from a resident; a school and a mosque.

The sources said that the strikes were carried out on intelligence reports about the presence of terrorists there.

“Two terrorists were killed, and another was injured in the strikes,” the sources said.

Published in Dawn, August 8th, 2026

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