SAA event in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Khankot, South Waziristan District area, Pakistan on Sat 10th October 2026

The ‘commander’ of the Shamshad group, Barbad Afghani, was killed during an exchange of fire between terrorists of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Zarmilan group and the Shamshad group in the Khankot area of Toi Khullah tehsil (revenue unit) in South Waziristan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on October 10, reports The Express Tribune. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (SP) Asghar Ali Shah, around 12 to 16 terrorists of the Shamshad faction had split into two groups late at night. One group was in Sootian Kalay, while the other was stationed in Pani Khel Kalay. The group returning from a patrol in Sootian Kalay came under fire from its own associates in Pani Khel Kalay, resulting in Barbad Afghani's death. The circumstances that led to the exchange of fire were not immediately clear, and no further casualties were reported.