Clashes With Militants Near Afghan Border Kill 6 Pakistani Soldiers

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan said Tuesday that a counterterrorism raid in a volatile district on the border with Afghanistan had killed at least six soldiers and four "terrorists" in the ensuing clashes.

The troops "effectively engaged the terrorists' location" in South Waziristan and injured two other insurgents, according to the Pakistani military's media wing.

"However, during an intense exchange of fire, six br