Two violent attacks in northwest Pakistan killed more than a dozen people on Monday. Eleven security personnel and one child died in an attack in Bajaur district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Seven others, including women and children, were injured. According to local police official Zafar Khan, an explosives-filled vehicle blew up near a security checkpoint. Nearby, a girl died when a building collapsed due to the blast. Earlier, in Bannu district, a parked motorcycle packed with explosives detonated near a police station's entrance, killing two people and injuring at least 17. In Bajaur, a suicide bomber crashed a vehicle rigged with explosives into the wall of a religious college. A security official told AFP anonymously, "police and Frontier Corps personnel present inside the seminary were martyred." It is unclear if the Bajaur checkpoint blast and the seminary explosion are linked. Meanwhile, in Shangla district, three police and three rebel fighters died in a clash during a search operation. Police said the fighters targeted Chinese nationals. Pakistan has seen a rise in attacks on security forces since 2021, correlating with the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan. Over 2,400 deaths occurred in first three quarters of 2025, up from about 2,500 last year. Pakistan blames most attacks on the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), with many leaders reportedly based in Afghanistan. TTP members mostly come from Pakistan’s tribal areas near the Afghan border.