Afghan nationals were also allegedly involved in the attack on the Dera Ismail Khan Police Training Center on 10 October
Emergency workers respond to a terrorist attack in Bajaur. Photo: Reuters
ISLAMABAD:
Irrefutable evidence has emerged pointing to the use of Afghan soil to orchestrate terrorist activities in Pakistan, with security sources citing several incidents where Afghan nationals were allegedly involved in major attacks across the country.
The suicide attack on Malangi Post in Bajaur on February 16, 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 forces.
Sources said the involvement of Afghan nationals in these attacks reflects cross-border facilitation and patronage by 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, the attackers behind the attack on the Islamabad Judicial Complex in November 2025 and the attack on the FC headquarters in Peshawar on November 24 also had cross-border links.
Afghan nationals were also allegedly involved in the October 10 attack on Dera Ismail Khan Police Training Center and the November 10 attack on Wana Cadet College last year. On 19 October 2025, a suicide bomber was arrested in South Waziristan, Naimatullah son of Musa Jan, identified as a resident of Kandahar province.
The attack on Bannu Cantonment on 4 March 2025 was planned in Afghanistan with confirmation of the involvement of Afghan nationals. Facilitators of the 11 March 2025 Jaffar Express attack are said to be in continuous contact with Kharij Noor Wali, who was hiding in Afghanistan.
