Pakistani Taliban claim attacks in northwest that killed 23 DW 10/11/2025

"A senior local police official in Khyber told AFP that seven policemen were killed and 13 were injured on Friday night when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden car into the gate of a police training school. The facility is based in Ratta Kulachi, on the outskirts of Dera Ismail Khan city. Police said the attackers used heavy weapons and tried to force their way into the compound following the suicide bombing."

"The Pakistani Taliban on Saturday claimed responsibility for deadly attacks in several areas in northwestern Pakistan that killed 20 security officials and three civilians. The attacks, which included a suicide bombing on a police training school, were carried out on Friday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan. The province is home to several armed groups, which have ramped up attacks on security forces since the return of the Taliban in neighboring Afghanistan in 2021."

""After the initial blast, the attackers managed to storm the facility, where about 200 recruits and their trainers were present," Dera Ismail Khan police chief Sajjad Ahmad told The Associated Press. The attack triggered a fierce firefight that lasted for nearly six hours, officials said. Police and paramilitary units later cleared the compound, killing six militants and recovering suicide vests, explosives, weapons and ammunition, the statement added."

Multiple coordinated attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province killed 20 security officials and three civilians, with the Tehreek-e-Taliban claiming responsibility. A suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden car into the gate of a police training school in Ratta Kulachi near Dera Ismail Khan, killing seven policemen and injuring 13; attackers then tried to force their way into the compound using heavy weapons. The ensuing firefight lasted nearly six hours before police and paramilitary units cleared the facility, killing six militants and recovering suicide vests, explosives, weapons and ammunition. Separate clashes in Khyber and Bajaur districts killed 11 paramilitary troops and three civilians.

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