An explosion in a house kills 2 children in a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban

In Peshawar, Pakistan, a powerful explosion in a former Pakistani Taliban stronghold killed at least two children and injured others, with police investigating the cause and potential bomb-making activity. The blast occurred in Mir Ali, a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province where insurgents target security forces, while a separate suicide bombing in Charsadda district resulted in the bomber’s death but no other casualties, with authorities still determining the intended target and the nature of the explosives. The Pakistani Taliban, distinct from the Afghan Taliban, have been emboldened by the Afghan group’s recent takeover of Afghanistan in 2021.

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