### [2026-08-2](/feed/2026/08/2/index.md)

##### Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
# Police say a suspected suicide bombing outside a police station in Kabal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killed at least 17 people, including seven officers and the suspected bomber, and injured at least 34 others. 




### Sources:

1. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/suspected-suicide-bombing-police-station-kills-least-14-pakistan-officials-say-2026-08-02/)

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