Local authorities said the soldiers were killed in a suicide attack in north-western Pakistan. The attack was claimed by a faction of the Pakistani Taliban.
At least 13 Pakistani soldiers were killed in a suicide attack that was claimed by the Pakistani Taliban, local government officials and police officers told AFP on Saturday.
The attack in north-westernPakistanalso left 29 people injured, including 10 army personnel and 19 civilians.
"A suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a military convoy," said a local government official in North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The convoy was attacked in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan district, the army said in a statement.
"In this tragic and barbaric incident, three innocent civilians including two children and a woman also got severely injured," it said.
A police officer informed AFP that the explosion had also caused the roofs of two houses to collapse, injuring six children.
Meanwhile, Reuters reported that a suicide bombing had killed at least 13 soldiers, while AP mentioned 8 casualties.
According to AP sources, the attack targeted a military vehicle in North Waziristan at around lunchtime.
The attack was claimed by the suicide bomber wing of the Hafiz Gul Bahadur armed group, which is affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban, AFP said.
Since theTalibanreturned to power in Kabul in 2021, violence has increased significantly in the Pakistani regions borderingAfghanistan.