2024-11-20: Multiple security forces were killed, while several others were injured on Tuesday evening (19 November, local time) after a suspected suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the Mali Khel checkpoint in the Bannu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The explosion caused significant damage to the checkpoint’s structure as well as to military vehicles. Reportedly, Hafiz Gul Bahadur armed group responsibility for the attack.
Heightened security measures and operations of security forces are to be expected. Armed clashes are possible during arrests of terror suspects. Travellers are advised to exercise high caution, to strictly avoid operations of security forces, and to follow instructions from security forces.
