According to a statement from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Pakistan’s military media wing, the troops were engaged in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the Dogar area when the fighting broke out. At least seven militants were also killed during the exchange.
The ISPR said the operation targeted members of Fitna al-Khawarij, a term used by the military to describe militants belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
Kurram district, which shares a border with Afghanistan, has seen a surge in militant activity in recent months, with frequent cross-border attacks targeting Pakistani security forces.
The ISPR added that a sanitisation operation was ongoing to clear the area of any remaining militants and reaffirmed the military’s resolve to eliminate terrorism from the country.