(AP photo)
At least eleven people were killed in drone strikes carried out by the Pakistani army against the Taliban in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
, a northern province bordering
Afghanistan
, a police officer told AFP on Saturday.
“Three drone strikes were carried out” on Friday night targeting Pakistani
Taliban hideouts
, the officer said. “It was only this morning that we learned that two women and three children were among the victims.”
The army used combat helicopters during the prolonged battle.