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Ponietz

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Sat Jun 28, 2025, 02:01 PM Jun 28

At least 13 soldiers killed in suicide bombing in northwestern Pakistan

Source: Al Jazeera

There was no immediate comment from the Pakistani military.

The attack was claimed by the Hafiz Gul Bahadur armed group, a faction of the Pakistan Taliban, or TPP.

Pakistan has witnessed a sharp rise in violence in its regions bordering Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021, with Islamabad accusing its western neighbour of allowing its soil to be used for attacks against Pakistan – a claim the Taliban denies.

About 290 people, mostly security officials, have been killed in attacks since the start of the year by armed groups fighting the government in both Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, according to an AFP tally.

Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/28/at-least-13-soldiers-killed-in-suicide-bombing-in-northwestern-pakistan

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At least 13 soldiers killed in suicide bombing in northwestern Pakistan (Original Post) Ponietz Jun 28 OP
Pakistans leader was slobbering over Trump fujiyamasan Jun 28 #1
So sad purple_haze Jun 28 #2

fujiyamasan

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1. Pakistans leader was slobbering over Trump
Sat Jun 28, 2025, 06:22 PM
Jun 28

And nominated for a Nobel peace prize.

Maybe we can just send Trump there permanently to establish peace.l with the taliban. They can definitely have him.

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