Afghan nationals were also allegedly involved in the October 10 attack on the Dera Ismail Khan Police Training Centre
Emergency workers respond to a terrorist attack in Bajaur. Photo: Reuters
ISLAMABAD:
Irrefutable evidence has surfaced pointing to the use of Afghan soil for orchestrating 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 the Malangi Post in Bajaur, in which 11 security personnel and two civilians were martyred, was carried out by an Afghan national identified as Kharij Ahmad alias Qari Abdullah Abu Zar, a resident of Balkh province of Afghanistan, who had also served in the Taliban’s 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 Islamabad’s Tarnol area had received militant training in Afghanistan. Similarly, attackers behind the November 2025 assault on the Islamabad Judicial Complex and the November 24 attack on FC Headquarters in Peshawar also had connections across the border.
Afghan nationals were also allegedly involved in the October 10 attack on the Dera Ismail Khan Police Training Centre and the November 10 assault 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 Bannu Cantonment was planned in Afghanistan, with confirmation of Afghan nationals’ involvement. Facilitators of the March 11, 2025 Jaffar Express attack were said to be in continuous contact with Kharij Noor Wali, who was hiding in Afghanistan.
