Key insights
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa faces renewed militant violence: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has battled a resurgence of militant violence carried out primarily by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.
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Pakistan and Afghanistan dispute responsibility for TTP safe havens: Pakistan said TTP militants use Afghan soil to plan strikes in Pakistan, and Kabul said Pakistan’s security is an internal problem.
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A fragile truce exists after deadly border clashes: Pakistan and Afghanistan were in a fragile truce after October border clashes that killed dozens, described as their worst fighting since the Taliban took power in 2021.
Takeaways
A remote-controlled bomb attack in Tank district killed seven Pakistani police officers, and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan said it carried out the attack.
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