Eight gunned down in Bajaur,Mohmand Agency was shelled by copters

8 Taliban killed in Bajaur Agency Eight Taliban were killed and 10 others injured as helicopter gunship targeted Taliban positions in the Mamoond Tehsil of Bajaur Agency on Saturday. The Taliban positions were targeted in Damadola and Mataro Sha areas of Mamoond, locals said. Volunteers from the Mamoond tribe have captured several check posts abandoned by the Taliban in different areas. Meanwhile, the political administration arrested 10 tribesmen during a crackdown in different areas of Bajaur. Educational institutions, shopping and trade centers remained open in many areas of the agency. At least two people including a child were killed when a mortar shell landed in a house in the Chargali village of the Ambar Tehsil of Mohmand Agency. Unidentified men kidnapped a political moharir and six tribal elders from the Qandaharoo Tehsil of Mohmand Agency.Taliban and security forces exchanged fire in the Mohamdghat area of the Saafi Tehsil in the agency, but no casualties were reported.