Dozens of militants attacked a security convoy in an area near Afghanistan where Pakistan declared the Taliban defeated, sparking a battle that killed six soldiers and 40 militants, an official said Wednesday. Fifteen soldiers also were wounded in the late Tuesday fighting in Orakzai, government administration's official Samiullah Khan was quoted as saying by the Associated Press. Also Wednesday, government official Maqsood Khan said militants attacked two security checkpoints in Mohmand, another part of the tribal belt that has endured army operations. The overnight attack sparked gun battles that killed two soldiers and six insurgents and wounded several from both sides.
