A Taliban attack on a military check post killed seven Pakistani soldiers and injured three others.

A Taliban attack on a military check post killed seven Pakistani soldiers and injured three others.

The overnight attack on Shidano Dand post in the northwestern tribal Kurram region triggered clashes in which 18 militants were also killed, according to a senior military official.

"Armed militants stormed the post around midnight and killed seven soldiers," the official, who did not want to be named said, adding that troops retaliated killing 18 militants.

Security officials confirmed the attack saying that at least three soldiers were also wounded.

The post is located between Kurram and North Waziristan tribal region on the Afghan border, a zone considered a stronghold of Pakistani Taliban and Al-Qaeda linked militants.
The region has seen a spike in clashes in recent weeks.