Militants kill 11 Pakistani security personnel, one child near Afghan border, army says

Emergency workers respond after reported militant attack in Bajaur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan, February 17, 2026. Pakistan Red Crescent Merged Areas/Handout via REUTERS

PESHAWAR, Pakistan, ⁠Feb 17 (Reuters) - Militants rammed a vehicle filled with explosives ⁠into an army checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, killing 11 ‌security personnel and a child, the military said on Tuesday, as the South Asian nation battles a surge in violence.

Women and children were among seven ​wounded in Monday's attack in Bajur ⁠district, which lies along the ⁠border with Afghanistan, the military said.