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title: "Eleven security personnel, one child killed in militant attack in Pakistan"
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# Eleven security personnel, one child killed in militant attack in Pakistan

> Eleven security forces personnel and one child were killed in a militant attack in Pakistan's northwestern region of Bajaur, the military said on Tuesday.

By Reuters · Published 17 February 2026, 13:45 SAST

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Seven other people, including women and children, were also injured in the incident, it said.

(Reporting by Asif Shahzad, writing by Sakshi Dayal; Editing by YP Rajesh)