2006 Dargai bombing

2006 Dargai bombing
Part of War in North-West Pakistan
Dargai
Dargai (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Dargai
Dargai (Pakistan)
Location34°30′55.75″N 71°53′45.42″E / 34.5154861°N 71.8959500°E / 34.5154861; 71.8959500
Punjab regiment center, Dargai, Malakand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Date8 November 2006
08:40 (PST)
TargetPunjab Regiment
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponsExplosive belt
Deaths42
Injured20
Victims Pakistan Army soldiers
Perpetrator Pakistani Taliban
No. of participants
2
Defenders Pakistan Army soldiers
MotiveRetaliation against Chenagai airstrike

On 8 November 2006, a suicide bombing took place at Punjab Regiment Center in Dargai, Khyber Pakistanhtunkhwa, Pakistan that targeted Pakistan army. The attack left 42 soldiers dead while 20 others were wounded. Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.