Pakistan Air Strike in Khyber Valley Kills Civilians, Sparks Controversy
Reports indicate that at least 30 people, primarily civilians, were killed in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tirah Valley on Monday, following a military operation targeting Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) hideouts. Authorities have stated that an explosion, attributed to bomb-making material stored by TTP terrorists, caused the casualties and damaged several houses. Local officials confirmed the deaths of at least 14 militants, who were utilizing the compound as a bomb-making factory and allegedly using civilians as human shields. This incident follows previous operations, including one on Sunday and earlier engagements in September, amidst an increasing number of militant attacks claimed by the TTP, which has ties to the Afghan Taliban.
John Q. Hosedrinker