A roadside bomb exploded near a security convoy in northwestern Pakistan on March 21, killing two soldiers and wounding 15 others, officials said. The attack happened in Dera Ismail Khan, a former stronghold of the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province bordering Afghanistan, said Inayat Ullah, head of the police bomb disposal unit in the region. No group immediately claimed responsibility, but suspicion is likely to fall on the TTP, also known as the Pakistani Taliban, which has claimed previous attacks on security forces. The TTP is a separate group that has been emboldened since the Afghan Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 2021.
Roadside Bomb Targeting Security Forces Kills 2 Soldiers, Wounds 15 In Pakistan
Police personnel are deployed in Dera Ismail Khan, northwest Pakistan, on February 7, a day ahead of the general elections.