A Pakistani air strike killed 30 militants in mountains on the Afghan border Saturday, the military said, as one of NATO's biggest offensives against the Taliban continued in Afghanistan itself.
Pakistani security forces launched a major campaign against the al Qaeda-backed Pakistani Taliban in their main haven of South Waziristan in October and the military has captured most militant bases in the region.
The Saturday air raid was in Shawal, a militant bastion near the border of the South and North Waziristan regions, where many Taliban are believed to have sought refuge from the October offensive. Al Qaeda militants are also known to be in the area.
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