The raids destroyed nine militant³ positions in the Tirah Valley in Khyber district, the military said.

 

The strikes came after the Taliban stormed Karachi airport, in an attack that killed at least 30 people.

 

The Pakistani Taliban said Sunday's assault was in revenge for the killing of their leader last year.

 

"Nine terrorist hideouts（隐匿处） were destroyed by early morning military air strikes near the Pakistan-Afghan border," the military said in a statement on Tuesday.

 

The Khyber tribal region, near the Pakistan-Afghan border, is believed to be a base for several militant groups and foreign fighters.

 

It is not clear when the air strikes took place or which militant group was targeted, the BBC's Shahzeb Jillani in Islamabad reports.

 

 

Late on Sunday, 10 heavily armed Taliban fighters attacked an area of Karachi's Jinnah international airport used mainly for cargo⁶ and private flights.

 

Security forces gained control in the early hours of Monday. The militants were among those killed.

 

The airport reopened late on Monday.

 

On Tuesday, officials said nine more bodies had been recovered from the airport.

 

The number included seven bodies found in the airport's cold storage facility. Officials said they were charred beyond recognition.

 

There were reports that the bodies belonged to a group of airport employees who were trapped in the facility after taking refuge from the attack.

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