2006 Dargai bombing

2006 Dargai bombing
Part of War in North-West Pakistan
Dargai is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Dargai
Dargai
Dargai (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Dargai is located in Pakistan
Dargai
Dargai
Dargai (Pakistan)
LocationPunjab regiment center, Dargai, Malakand District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Coordinates34°30′55.75″N 71°53′45.42″E / 34.5154861°N 71.8959500°E / 34.5154861; 71.8959500
Date8 November 2006
08:40 (PST)
TargetPunjab Regiment
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponsExplosive belt
Deaths42
Injured20
VictimsPak soldiers
PerpetratorPakistani Taliban
No. of participants
2
MotiveRetaliation against Chenagai airstrike

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