8 killed in Khyber military operation

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LANDIKOTAL: Security forces launched an operation against Taliban militants in the Khyber agency along the border with Afghanistan on Tuesday, shutting down NATO supply routes, ARY OneWorld reported.

Eight people -- two suspected Taliban militants and six civilians – reportedly died in the operation in the Khyber Agency that involved military helicopter gunships. The fighting was taking place near the town of Jamrud.

The Khyber Pass, a key transit link for NATO and U.S. military supplies from Pakistan to Afghanistan, has been closed as a result of the operation, said Tariq Hayat, Khyber's political agent. He said he didn't know when it would reopen.

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