Three soldiers and 15 militants were dead in a search operation, military sources said.
Seven injured security personnel shifted to Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Peshawar. The clashes occured in Spin Qabar area in Bara tehsil of Khyber agency where Khyber -One operation is underway for last couple of weeks.
Meanwhile, two razakars of Amn Lashkar was injured in as a roadside bomb exploded in Dikhan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bordering South Waziristan agency.