Afghan nationals were also allegedly involved in the October 10 attack on the Dera Ismail Khan police training center.
Emergency workers respond to a terrorist attack in Bajaur. Photo: Reuters
ISLAMABAD:
Compelling evidence has surfaced indicating the use of Afghan soil to orchestrate terrorist activities in Pakistan, with security sources citing multiple incidents in which Afghan nationals were allegedly involved in major attacks across the country.
The February 16 suicide attack on Malangi post in Bajaur, in which 11 security forces and two civilians were killed, was carried out by an Afghan national identified as Kharij Ahmad alias Qari Abdullah Abu Zar, a resident of Afghanistan’s Balkh province, who had also served in the Taliban forces.
Sources said the involvement of Afghan nationals in these attacks reflects cross-border facilitation and patronage of militant elements. Investigations into recent incidents have repeatedly traced operational links, training and planning back to Afghanistan.
On February 6, 2026, the suicide bomber who struck in the Tarnol area of Islamabad had received militant training in Afghanistan. Similarly, the attackers behind the November 2025 assault on the Islamabad court complex and the November 24 attack on the FC headquarters in Peshawar also had links across the border.
Afghan nationals were also allegedly involved in the October 10 attack on the Dera Ismail Khan police training center and the November 10 attack on Wana Cadet College last year. On October 19, 2025, a suicide bomber arrested in South Waziristan, Naimatullah, son of Musa Jan, was identified as a resident of Kandahar province.
The March 4, 2025 attack on the Bannu cantonment was planned in Afghanistan, with confirmation of the involvement of Afghan nationals. The organizers of the Jaffar Express attack of March 11, 2025 are said to be in constant contact with Kharij Noor Wali, who was hiding in Afghanistan.
