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India-Pakistan
Pakistan blames Afghan national for suicide bombing that killed two civilians
2023-11-28
[AMU.TV] A suicide kaboom in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu District, affiliated with the Hafiz Gul Bahadur
...a member of the Madda Khel clan of the Uthmanzai Waziris. Educated in a Deobandi madrassa located in Multan, he is affiliated with the Jamaat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) political party. Upon the formation of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in December 2007, he was announced as the group's overall naib amir under Baitullah Mehsud, who was based in South Wazoo, but has largely distanced himself from the TTP due to rivalries with the Mehsuds and disagreements about the TTP's attacks against the Pak state..
Group, killed at least two civilians and left 10 others injured, including three Pak soldiers, as reported by the military’s media wing on Monday.

According to Pakistain’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the jacket wallah responsible for the attack was identified as an Afghan national.

The tragic incident occurred in the Bakka Khel area on Sunday, where a cycle of violence-borne suicide bomber detonated explosives.

Out of the maimed, seven were civilians, while three were soldiers, the ISPR stated. A sanitization operation is underway in the area to eliminate any remaining terrorists.

"The security forces of Pakistain are determined to eliminate the menace of terrorism, and such sacrifices of our brave civilians and soldiers further strengthen our resolve," affirmed the ISPR.

The group responsible for the bombing is a faction of the outlawed Tehrik-e-Taliban
...Arabic for students...
Pakistain (TTP). Pakistain has witnessed a surge in terrorism in recent months, with the TTP and other murderous Moslem outfits intensifying actions against security forces. In response, the state has launched operations to curb terrorism.

A report released by Pakistain’s Center for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) in October highlighted that security forces lost at least 386 personnel in the first nine months of 2023, marking an eight-year high.

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan
...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it...
were identified as the primary centers of violence, contributing to nearly 94% of all fatalities and 89% of recorded attacks, encompassing incidents of terrorism and security forces operations during this period.

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Hafiz Gul Bahadur: 2022-07-24 3 terrorists killed, 4 apprehended in North Waziristan operations: ISPR
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