Pakistan Says Border Raids Killed More Than 70 Militants in 10 Days

The raids are said to have taken place over the past ten days on both the northern and southern sides of the countries' long border.

In the northwest, 43 militiamen were killed. They were described as "Khawarij," a collective term the Pakistani government uses for insurgents and the Pakistani Taliban, which it says are supported by Afghanistan.

In the southwest, 31 militiamen were killed in separate raids in Baluchistan, where separatists have long been in conflict with Pakistan's central government. Pakistan accuses both Afghanistan and India of supporting the Baluchis, but the neighboring countries deny this.

The Pakistani figures have not been confirmed by independent sources.