Blast Kills Five Pakistani Police in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province

At least five Pakistani police officers were killed, and 27 people were injured in a blast that targeted a police vehicle escorting a polio vaccination team in the Bajaur district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan on Monday, January 8.

According to reports from Pakistani media, the blast occurred in the early morning in Mamund, a town in Bajaur district, located approximately 14 kilometers from Afghanistan. This region has experienced increased attacks since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021.