At least 10 Taliban militants and one civilian were killed Thursday as Pakistani army helicopter gunships and artillery pounded militant positions in the country's north-western Swat valley, officials said according to dpa. "Our forces targeted insurgent locations in Sarsinai and Kotlai villages of Kabal sub-district," said an senior army official who spoke on condition of anonymity. "Ten miscreants were killed and one was injured. We destroyed their one weapons depot but there was no loss on our side," he added. Local people in the area of the clash said two mortar rounds missed their targets and hit a residential area in Kabal. One civilian was killed and 10 injured, reported the dpa.
