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Bajaur Bombing Kills Five, Including Assistant Commissioner

Officials warn the attack demonstrates TTP’s growing reach from tribal sanctuaries along the PakistanAfghanistan border

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Overview

  • A roadside bomb struck a government vehicle in Bajaur on July 2, killing Assistant Commissioner Faisal Sultan and four others and injuring 11 with several in critical condition, according to District Police Chief Waqas Rafique.
  • Authorities suspect Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan organized the attack as part of a yearlong wave of bombings and suicide assaults that have claimed more than 290 lives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa this year.
  • Bajaur’s status as a long-standing militant refuge has enabled insurgents to repeatedly target security forces and civilian officials since the Taliban’s return to power in Kabul in 2021.
  • A suicide vehicle attack in North Waziristan last weekend, claimed by the Hafiz Gul Bahadur faction, killed 16 soldiers and underscored a broader escalation in border-district violence.
  • Despite Pakistani military clearance operations and diplomatic pressure on Kabul, cross-border safe havens continue to allow TTP and allied factions to regroup and plan further strikes.