Taliban kill two soldiers in tribal area

A group of Taliban fighters Tuesday gunned down two soldiers in the tribal area along the Afghan border, security officials said. The militants used machine guns to attack a roadside military post near Ladha town in South Waziristan district before escaping into the mountains.
"The soldiers died on the spot. Another soldier was injured and was taken to a nearby hospital," a security official in Wana, the main town of South Waziristan, told AFP. Another official in Peshawar confirmed the incident and casualties.