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Suicide bomber and gunmen kill 11 soldiers and a child in northwestern Pakistan

The attackers aimed to breach a military checkpoint in Bajaur, killing 11 soldiers and a child; security forces killed 12 militants in retaliation, amid rising violence linked to the Pakistani Taliban.

  • On Monday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, two bomb attacks and a gunfight between police and militants hit northwest Pakistan near strategic Silk Road routes.
  • Police said militants pose a persistent threat to the Silk Road/CPEC route because of China's investments and projects, with police warning of ongoing attacks on Chinese nationals.
  • A security official said a suicide bomber in Bajaur tribal district killed eight police and Frontier Corps personnel and injured 10, while roofs collapsed killing a child; a bomb at Miryan police station in Bannu killed two civilians and wounded 17.
  • The Counter Terrorism Department and district police launched a joint operation, and a search in Shangla district killed three police and three militants involved in attacks targeting Chinese nationals.
  • This month the Islamic State group claimed a suicide blast in Islamabad killing at least 31, while last year five Chinese nationals died at a dam site, highlighting Beijing and Islamabad's geopolitical stakes.
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The border area to Afghanistan does not come to rest. In a suicide attack with a vehicle loaded with explosives in the district of Bajaur several security forces but also a child were killed.

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Suicide attack kills 11 Pakistani soldiers and child

A group of militants have rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the wall of a checkpoint in northern Pakistan, killing 11 security personnel and a child.

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Suicide bomber and gunmen kill 11 soldiers and a child in northwestern Pakistan

Officials say a suicide bomber and gunmen have attacked a military checkpoint in northwest Pakistan, killing 11 soldiers and a child. The military said troops stopped the vehicle at the post and the blast collapsed part of the compound. The…

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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.
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