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Pakistan summons Afghan diplomat over Bajaur attack killing 11 soldiers
Pakistan demanded immediate action from the Afghan Taliban against Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan militants based in Afghanistan after 11 soldiers were killed in Bajaur, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Pakistan's Foreign Office summoned the Afghan deputy head of mission and issued a demarche to the Afghan Taliban regime after a vehicle-borne suicide attack on February 16 in Bajaur killed 11 Pakistan Army soldiers.
- Pakistan accused the Afghan Taliban of failing to act on repeated assurances as the FO said the TTP leadership is based in Afghanistan and operates with impunity, demanding immediate, concrete measures.
- A vehicle-borne suicide bomber struck a joint security checkpost, followed by a fire raid carried out by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan , and security forces eliminated 12 terrorists after engaging fleeing attackers.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed sorrow and condemned the incident in the "strongest terms", while President Asif Ali Zardari extended condolences to the families of the martyrs.
- Since the Taliban regained control in 2021, cross-border incidents have increased, with 5,397 terrorism incidents last year, including 3,811 in KP and 1,557 in Balochistan, while 2,597 terrorists were killed during operations.
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Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's Foreign Ministry summoned a top Afghan diplomat and lodged a strong protest over a suicide bombing earlier this week that killed 11 Pakistani soldiers and a young girl near the Afghan border. The ministry said in a statement that it summoned Afghanistan's deputy chief of mission in Islamabad on Wednesday and delivered a formal diplomatic protest following the attack on Monday in the northwestern distr…
Pakistan summons an Afghan diplomat after a suicide attack kills 11 soldiers
Pakistan has lodged a formal protest with Afghanistan after a suicide attack near the border killed 11 Pakistani soldiers and a girl. Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said it summoned a senior Afghan diplomat over Monday's attack. Pakistan says the attackers came…
Pakistan is once again looking for an excuse to attack Afghanistan. Pakistan has openly stated in a diplomatic message to Afghanistan that it reserves the right to respond and eliminate the TTP or any other group. Pakistan has cited Monday's attack, which left 11 of its soldiers dead, as the basis for this diplomatic rhetoric.
Pakistan summons Afghan Taliban diplomat
TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – Pakistan Foreign Office summoned the Afghan Deputy Head of Mission on Wednesday afternoon and delivered a strong demarche to the Afghan Taliban over the terrorist attack in Bajaur on February 16, 2026.
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