### [2026-09-26](/feed/2026/09/26/index.md)

##### Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
# A Pakistani Taliban suicide bomber blows himself up at a police checkpoint in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killing 12 people and wounding 30 more. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/pakistan-attack-suicide-36b11b45aef7ac67bb1d34cc6e9ff02e)
2. [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/9/26/blast-in-pakistans-dera-ismail-khan-kills-several-people)

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