Pakistani security forces killed eight militants on Saturday during an ongoing operation in Darra Adamkhel (a district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, south of Peshawar), bringing the total number of those killed to 13 since the offensive began on Friday. Among the dead were two Afghan nationals identified as members of the Tariq Gidar group, a local affiliate of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The operation, launched following reports of a militant presence in the area, remains ongoing with the region cordoned off — reflecting the broader resurgence in militant activity in northwestern Pakistan since the Afghan Taliban retook power in Kabul in 2021.