Mortar Bomb

Mortar Bomb event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kardok, Bajaur District area, Pakistan on Sun 15th February 2026

15th February 2026

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A child was killed while another eight others sustained injuries in a mortar shell explosion in the Kardok area of Salarzai tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on the afternoon of February 15, reports Dawn. Preliminary information suggested that the children found an unexploded mortar shell and brought it home. The shell later exploded, injuring nine people at the house. One child was later succumbed to his injuries at hospital

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( Kardok, Bajaur District area )

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