9 militants killed in drone strike near Pak-Afghan border

At least nine militants were killed in a drone strike on Tuesday in Nazyan area near the Pakistani-Afghan border in Khyber Agency, Geo TV reported.
According to Afghan security sources, the drone strike targeted terrorist hideouts and killed seven militant commanders besides two other militants.
Reportedly, the driver of Mangal Bagh, the leader of Lashkar-e-Islam was also killed in the attack.
A day earlier on Monday, Pakistan military spokesman, Major General Asim Saleem Bajwa said that security forces regained complete control of Darra-e-Mastoul area in Khyber tribal region, used by militants to cross into Afghanistan and back.
Bajwa said security forces achieved major targets in Sunday’s air raids in areas of Khyber Agency and Pak-Afghan border as part of the ongoing operation Khyber-1.