Local sources in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa told Voice of Hindukush that the Pakistani Taliban killed 11 soldiers, including two senior officers, and injured several others in two coordinated attacks in Kurram district.
According to the sources, the first attack targeted the Joghi military base in the Dogar area, while the second hit a military supply convoy en route to the same base.
Sources confirmed that the dead included two senior officers, Junaid Tariq and Major Tayyab, along with nine other soldiers, while three others sustained injuries.
The Pakistani military confirmed the casualties while claiming to have inflicted losses on the attackers as well.
These attacks come amid rising reports from international media that the Pakistani Taliban has emerged as a major challenge to the Pakistani government, expanding its operations to other parts of the country.