A deadly suicide bombing in North Waziristan, Pakistan, killed 13 security personnel and injured 24 others, including civilians. The attacker targeted a bomb disposal unit. Militant group Usud al-Harb claimed responsibility. A rescue operation followed, and a curfew was imposed.
A suicide bomber killed 10 in an explosion at a restaurant in Nigeria. While no group has claimed responsibility, Nigeria's northeast has been repeatedly hit by militants from the Boko Haram group.
This year marks two years of the Pulwama terror attack. Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) had claimed responsibility for the dastardly terror attack.
The attack occurred on the outskirts of Ghazni, capital of the eastern province of Ghazni, which has seen regular fighting between the Taliban and government forces.