SAA event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Tank District area, Pakistan on Wed 24th June 2026

Four Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists, including two senior ‘commanders’ and one soldier were killed when Security Forces (SFs) carried out two separate operations in Tank District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on June 24, reports The Khyber Chronicles. According to details, SFs engaged terrorists in the Wanda Zalo area during an operation conducted overnight. A fierce exchange of fire ensued, leading to the elimination of two terrorists. One of the neutralized terrorists was identified as Tariq, son of Shafiq, who belonged to the Kundi tribe. Several other terrorists were reportedly injured during the engagement and fled the area. In a separate operation in the Sheikh Sultan area of Gomal tehsil (revenue unit), SFs came under heavy fire from terrorists. During the intense clash, Sepoy Jahangir Afridi was killed. Despite the loss, SFs pressed ahead with the operation and successfully eliminated two key terrorist ‘commanders’. Among those neutralized was ‘commander’ Mushtaq, identified as the Gomal District Commander of the TTP network and allegedly involved in the killing of dozens of civilians. His associate, ‘commander’ Rehman alias Rahmatullah, was also eliminated during the operation.