Documents, which reached the Pashto section of Afghanistan International, indicate that a member of the Afghan Taliban may have carried out an attack on a police station in the Dera Ismail Khan area in Pakistan.
According to the documents, the suicide bomber was a resident of Musa Qala of Helmand province.
On Tuesday, the Pakistan Army confirmed that at least 23 soldiers were killed in a car bomb attack on a police station in Dera Ismail Khan. Tehreek-i-Jihad Pakistan, often referred to as a branch of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, claimed responsibility for the incident.
Audio messages from local Taliban officials in Helmand, received by Afghanistan International, reveal that the attack was carried out by Qari Shakir, an Afghan Taliban fighter residing in the Musa Qala district of Helmand.
A video message from this Taliban fighter has also been published in which he says, “They should not be saddened by my martyrdom. When you hear about my martyrdom, pray and be thankful that I was martyred in this way."
He also added that he would take the revenge of all Muslims with his own hands.
Meanwhile, local Taliban officials in Helmand have confirmed the attacker's actions through WhatsApp messages. A member of the Taliban has sought forgiveness from fellow members for the attacker, sharing his photo on WhatsApp.
Following the attack, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan summoned the Taliban's Charge d'affaires in Islamabad and demanded the handover of the perpetrators of the incident.
Pakistan has consistently accused the Taliban of supporting the TTP and called for decisive action against this group. In response, the Afghan Taliban has denied Pakistan's claims, suggesting that they should address the sources of insecurity within their own borders.
