Pakistan issues demarche to Taliban regime over use of Afghan soil for terror attack
The Hindu
Pakistan issues demarche to Taliban over Afghan soil used for deadly terror attack, demanding action against terrorist groups.
Pakistan has issued a demarche to Afghanistan's Taliban regime over the alleged use of Afghan soil for a recent terrorist attack that claimed the lives of 11 soldiers, the Foreign Office said on Thursday (February 19, 2026).
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Eleven soldiers and one civilian were killed when terrorists rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a security check post in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bajaur area on Monday (February 16).
According to a press release by the Foreign Office, the demarche was issued on Wednesday (February 18) afternoon, when the Afghan deputy head of mission was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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"Pakistan condemned in the strongest possible terms the vehicle-borne suicide terrorist attack followed by a fire raid on Pakistan military and law enforcement agencies’ posts in Bajaur, carried out by Fitna al Khawarij (or) the TTP," it said.
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