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Report says KAAD fighters attacked Pakistani security convoy in Balochistan

Source: NDTV · 29 Sep 2026, 12:26 UTC

NDTV reports that nine Pakistani soldiers were killed after fighters from the Karima Armed Assault Division attacked a Quick Response Force convoy in Turbat on September 22. The supplied material consists of a description of footage showing rifle fire against three vehicles and contains no official casualty statement or response.

NDTV reports that nine Pakistani soldiers were killed after fighters from the Karima Armed Assault Division attacked a security convoy in Turbat, Balochistan. The supplied description of the report refers to footage showing first-person views of the operation. In the video, KAAD fighters holding rifles fire towards a three-vehicle Quick Response Force convoy.

The incident is dated to September 22. The report describes KAAD as the first woman unit of Baloch rebels, but the available material does not give details about the unit’s size, leadership or wider organisation. It also does not include a statement from Pakistan’s military, government or police.

There is no information in the supplied material about the identities of the reported dead, possible injuries, damage to the vehicles or whether the attackers suffered casualties. The footage establishes that an armed attack on the convoy was depicted, while the report headline provides the figure of nine soldiers killed. No further details are supplied about how the casualty figure was established or about events immediately after the attack.

The material gives Turbat as the location and Balochistan as the province, but does not provide additional background about security conditions in the area. It also does not state whether any investigation or military operation followed the incident.

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