Military officials in Pakistan say at least 20 militants were killed Friday in an airstrike in a northwestern border area.

A statement said fighter planes targeted remote areas in the Khyber tribal agency near the Afghan border. The statement also said about 18 terrorists were wounded.

The historic Khyber pass serves as one of only two trade and transit routes between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

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