At least five members of the Pakistani security forces were killed in attacks in the northwest of the country on October 20.
Two soldiers and two police officers were killed when their vehicle was blown up by a roadside bomb in the region of Bajaur near the Afghan border, local police chief, Abdul Samad Khan, told journalists.
Khan said a search operation has been launched in the area.
The Pakistani Taliban, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility for the attacks in a statement.
Bajaur, which shares a border with Afghanistan’s Kunar Province, was one of the strongholds of Islamist militants linked to Al-Qaeda before they were pushed back in a series of Pakistani military offensives.
Separately, gunmen attacked a Pakistani Army check post in the same region, killing one soldier, according to a military statement on October 20.
Last week, the TTP claimed a bomb attack on a local political leader in Lower Dir, a district near Bajaur.
The TTP is a separate militant group from the Afghan Taliban, which toppled the Western-backed government in Kabul in mid-August.
However, Pakistan’s militant groups are often interlinked with those across the border in Afghanistan and both follow the same hardline Sunni Islam as its Afghan counterparts.
Taliban Attacks Kill Several Members Of Pakistan's Security Forces
Editor's Picks
Afghanistan/Pakistan Trending
1
India And Pakistan Are On The Brink Of Conflict. Here's Why.
2Russia, China, India Vying For Influence In Afghanistan As Taliban Seeks Legitimacy
3Pakistan Claims To Have 'Credible Intelligence' Of Imminent Indian Strike
4Afghans Deported From Pakistan Struggle To Find Schools, Jobs, And Shelter
5India, Pakistan Tensions Rise After Tit-For-Tat Moves Following Deadly Kashmir Attack
6Pakistan Readying To Challenge India's Suspension Of Vital Water Treaty Amid Rising Tensions
7Afghan Survivors Speak Out: What The Taliban Does To Imprisoned Women
8Pakistan's Deportation Drive Sees Mass Exodus Of Afghans
9After Fleeing The Taliban, Afghan Musicians In Pakistan Fear For Their Future As Deportation Looms
10Afghanistan's Undercover Athletes: Sportswomen Pose For Portraits Amid Taliban Threats
RFE/RL has been declared an "undesirable organization" by the Russian government.
If you are in Russia or the Russia-controlled parts of Ukraine and hold a Russian passport or are a stateless person residing permanently in Russia or the Russia-controlled parts of Ukraine, please note that you could face fines or imprisonment for sharing, liking, commenting on, or saving our content, or for contacting us.
To find out more, click here.
