"The continuing cycle of violence in the area has recently sent tension spiralling between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Initial reports suggested the cause was an improvised explosive device, Ali Hamza, a police official in the nearby city of Dera Ismail Khan, told the AFP news agency. No group has claimed responsibility for Wednesday's attack, but Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has been quick to blame the Pakistan Taliban, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which has long carried out attacks in the province."
"Islamabad accuses Afghanistan of providing the TTP with a safe haven since the Taliban's takeover in 2021. The Taliban denies that its territory is used by the group. The tensions spilled over into fierce clashes in October, with dozens of people killed in what was the worst fighting around the border since the Taliban took power. A ceasefire has tentatively held since, but tension has continued to seethe."
A roadside bomb killed three Pakistani police officers and wounded two near the Afghan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Initial reports indicated an improvised explosive device. No group claimed responsibility, but Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi blamed the Pakistan Taliban (TTP). Islamabad accuses Afghanistan of sheltering TTP fighters since the Taliban takeover in 2021, a claim denied by the Taliban. Cross-border tensions erupted into deadly clashes in October and have only tentatively eased under a ceasefire. Kabul accuses Pakistan of air strikes, while Pakistan has suffered a surge of attacks including a suicide bombing in Islamabad.
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