{"id":12999,"date":"2026-02-21T14:22:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T14:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12999"},"modified":"2026-02-21T14:22:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T14:22:49","slug":"two-soldiers-killed-during-military-operation-in-pakistans-northwest-army-military-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12999","title":{"rendered":"Two soldiers killed during military operation in Pakistan\u2019s northwest: Army | Military News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>An explosive-laden motorcycle rammed vehicle in security forces convoy, military says.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span 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saying at least five armed fighters, including one it described as \u201ca suicide bomber\u201d were also killed during the operation.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The military said that the bomber was stopped by the leading security team, preventing his attempt to attack civilians and law enforcement personnel and averting \u201ca major catastrophe\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The army referred to the fighters as \u201ckhawarij\u201d \u2013 the term it uses for banned groups, including the Pakistan Taliban, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).<\/p>\n<p>Islamabad has repeatedly accused the Taliban administration in Kabul of providing refuge to the TTP, a banned Pakistani group separate from but linked to the Afghan Taliban, though Kabul has denied the allegations.<\/p>\n<p>The two countries had previously clashed in a brief border conflict in October last year.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"501\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\u201cPakistan will not exercise any restrain and operations would continue against the perpetrators of this heinous and cowardly act for justified retribution against khwarij, irrespective of their location,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"251\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\u201cSuch sacrifices of our brave soldiers further reinforce our unwavering commitment to safeguarding our nation at all costs,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"repeated-attacks\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"251\">Repeated attacks<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"431\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Bannu has long been a frequent flashpoint for armed violence, with repeated attacks on security forces and police checkpoints in recent years.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"431\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Security officials have reported strikes on police installations, suicide bombings and armed assaults in the district, part of a broader surge in armed rebel group activity across KP after the TTP ended a ceasefire with the government in late 2022.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"431\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Earlier this week, two bomb attacks and a gun battle between police and rebel fighters killed more than a dozen people in the province. One child and 11 security personnel \u2060were \u2060killed in an attack \u200cin Bajaur district, the Pakistani military said, while seven \u2060others, \u2060including women and children, \u2060were injured \u2060in \u2060the incident.<img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-arc-image-770 wp-image-2236464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/1000X562-PAKISTAN-KHYBER-PAKHTUNKHWA-1686429442.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C433&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An explosive-laden motorcycle rammed vehicle in security forces convoy, military says. 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