Car bomb attack kills 27 in northwest Pakistan
A suicide attack on a security checkpoint in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has resulted in 27 deaths, including soldiers and police. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the assault, which occurred near the Afghan border.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the escalating security crisis in northwestern Pakistan and the ongoing regional instability linked to militant groups operating near the Afghan border.
The Pakistani Taliban said four suicide bombers carried out the assault in the country's northwest.
x whatsapp-stroke copylink google Add Al Jazeera on Google info Attacks on security forces in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have risen sharply this year [File: Ehsan Khattak/Reuters] By Al Jazeera Staff , AFP and Reuters Published On 24 Jul 2026 24 Jul 2026 A suicide attack on a security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan has killed 27 people, including soldiers, police and gunmen, the army reported.
The overnight attack was near the Afghan border in the restive and remote northwest which has long hosted armed groups that carry out attacks.
The military reported that 12 soldiers, two police officers and a forestry official were killed, along with 12 attackers.
They tried to force their way into the checkpoint in the Tank district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, then rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the perimeter wall.
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