Two attacks on Oct. 15, which killed 20 security personnel, were carried out by recently reunited militant organizations.
Taliban
Close to the Afghan border, the area has seen an increase in terror activities in recent years.
Demand for the release of Taliban prisoners, opposed by France and Australia, has put the intra-Afghan talks on hold.
Islamabad flouts its own rules to host talks with leaders who are on America’s list of banned militants.
The Afghan government released 361 Taliban inmates this week and the Taliban released 20 Afghan civilian prisoners last Sunday, but Taliban militants killed at least 30 civilians within a week in various parts of the country.