قُتل 16 جنديّاً باكستانيّاً وأصيب 29 آخرون بينهم 19 مدنيّاً، في هجوم انتحاري استهدف قافلة عسكرية، اليوم (السبت)، في إقليم خيبر بختونخوا شمال غربي البلاد.
وأفادت مصادر أمنية بأنه الهجوم واحد من أعنف العمليات التي تستهدف الجيش خلال الأشهر الأخيرة. وأعلن مسؤول حكومي في المنطقة، طلب عدم كشف اسمه، أن «انتحاريّاً صدم بسيارته المفخخة قافلة لعناصر الجيش أثناء مرورها في إحدى المناطق الجبلية»، ما أسفر عن سقوط عدد كبير من الضحايا. وقال إن القافلة كانت في مهمة روتينية لتعزيز مواقع عسكرية قريبة من الحدود مع أفغانستان، حين استُهدفت في توقيت دقيق يشي بتخطيط مسبق.
ويمثّل هذا الهجوم أحدث حلقة في سلسلة عمليات تصاعدت وتيرتها أخيراً في خيبر بختونخوا، الإقليم الذي لطالما شكّل خاصرة رخوة في الأمن القومي الباكستاني نظراً لتضاريسه المعقّدة وتركيبته القبلية، فضلاً عن قربه من المناطق المضطربة داخل أفغانستان. وعادة ما توجّه أصابع الاتهام إلى تنظيم «طالبان باكستان».
وشنت الحكومة الباكستانية منذ العام الماضي عمليات عسكرية مكثّفة ضد الخلايا المسلحة، خصوصاً في وزيرستان وبلوشستان وخيبر بختونخوا، إلا أنّ هذه العمليات لم تنجح في القضاء على التهديدات.
وتعد خيبر بختونخوا ساحة مفتوحة للصراع بين الدولة الباكستانية وتنظيمات إرهابية تعتبر إسقاط الحكومة هدفاً استراتيجيّاً، وهو ما يعقّد الوضع الأمني والسياسي في ظل بيئة إقليمية متقلّبة.
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مقتل 16جنديّاً باكستانيّاً في هجوم إرهابي
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Sixteen Pakistani soldiers were killed and 29 others injured, including 19 civilians, in a suicide attack targeting a military convoy today (Saturday) in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the northwest of the country.
Security sources reported that the attack is one of the deadliest operations targeting the army in recent months. A government official in the region, who requested anonymity, stated that "a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into a convoy of army personnel as it was passing through a mountainous area," resulting in a large number of casualties. He said that the convoy was on a routine mission to reinforce military positions near the border with Afghanistan when it was targeted at a precise time indicating prior planning.
This attack represents the latest episode in a series of operations that have escalated recently in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province that has long been a weak link in Pakistan's national security due to its complex terrain and tribal composition, as well as its proximity to troubled areas within Afghanistan. The Pakistani Taliban is often blamed for such attacks.
Since last year, the Pakistani government has launched intensive military operations against armed cells, particularly in Waziristan, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; however, these operations have not succeeded in eliminating the threats.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is an open battleground between the Pakistani state and terrorist organizations that consider the overthrow of the government a strategic goal, complicating the security and political situation amid a volatile regional environment.
Security sources reported that the attack is one of the deadliest operations targeting the army in recent months. A government official in the region, who requested anonymity, stated that "a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into a convoy of army personnel as it was passing through a mountainous area," resulting in a large number of casualties. He said that the convoy was on a routine mission to reinforce military positions near the border with Afghanistan when it was targeted at a precise time indicating prior planning.
This attack represents the latest episode in a series of operations that have escalated recently in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a province that has long been a weak link in Pakistan's national security due to its complex terrain and tribal composition, as well as its proximity to troubled areas within Afghanistan. The Pakistani Taliban is often blamed for such attacks.
Since last year, the Pakistani government has launched intensive military operations against armed cells, particularly in Waziristan, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; however, these operations have not succeeded in eliminating the threats.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is an open battleground between the Pakistani state and terrorist organizations that consider the overthrow of the government a strategic goal, complicating the security and political situation amid a volatile regional environment.
