Pakistani security forces have set up new check-posts near the border with Afghanistan to prevent Daesh militant attacks and infiltration into the tribal region of Bajaur.
The checkpoints have been established in Mamond, Salarzai, Charmang, Kamangarh, Chamarkand and Nawagai sub-districts of Bajaur Agency, an official said on Monday.
Bajaur Scouts Commandant Col. Nayyar Zaman told journalists that insurgents often crossed the porous border to attack security forces, civilians and government installations.
Pakistan and Afghanistan have seen a sudden rise in Daesh over the past few months. This past weekend, Pakistani officials arrested over 40 Daesh militants, charged with setting up sleeper cells in the country. In September, a US airstrike killed 85 Daesh militants in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province.
The step was aimed at preventing the militants from entering the region from Afghanistan, Zaman said, adding: “We have also unearthed weapons dumps with the help of locals.”
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