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He said the dead and wounded were transported to a nearby hospital.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but suspicion is likely to fall on the Pakistani Taliban, also , who often target security forces and civilians.

TTP is a separate group but a close ally of the Afghan Taliban, who seized power in neighboring Afghanistan in August 2021.

Many TTP leaders and fighters have found sanctuaries and have even been living openly in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, which also emboldened the Pakistani Taliban.