Bloodshed at the Border: Pakistan's Unending War A car bomb attack near the Afghan border in northwest Pakistan has killed 27 people, including soldiers, police, and gunmen.
The blast was claimed by the Pakistani Taliban (TTP), an armed group that has been waging war against the state since 2007. The violence is part of a wider pattern of escalating attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
According to the Centre for Research and Security Studies, fatalities have increased sharply from 1,620 in 2024 to 2,331 last year.