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India Denies Pakistan's Claims on Waziristan Suicide Bombing

7/1/2025

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India firmly denied Pakistan Army's assertion that it backed a suicide bombing in Waziristan that claimed the lives of 13 soldiers. The Hafiz Gul Bahadur group took responsibility for the attack, while India's external affairs ministry condemned the allegations as outrageous. The region has seen a troubling rise in violence since the Taliban regained control in 2021.

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India firmly denied Pakistan Army's assertion that it backed a suicide bombing in Waziristan that claimed the lives of 13 soldiers. The Hafiz Gul Bahadur group took responsibility for the attack, while India's external affairs ministry condemned the allegations as outrageous. The region has seen a troubling rise in violence since the Taliban regained control in 2021.