Nepal, Sept. 4 -- The Pakistani Taliban shot dead two border troops in a remote border region next to Afghanistan, an official said Thursday, after the militants scrawled graffiti throughout villages.

Militancy has resurged in the border regions with Afghanistan since the return to power of the Afghan Taliban in Kabul in 2021.

The Pakistani Taliban (TTP), a separate but closely linked group which once controlled swaths of northwestern Pakistan until they were pushed back by a military operation that began in 2014, are the most active.

A senior local government official in Swat, who spoke to AFP on condition of anonymity, said security forces launched an operation on Wednesday night.

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