In Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, armed men ambushed two Rescue 1122 ambulances transporting injured Federal Constabulary personnel in the Khurram area of Karak district between 9:45 AM and 10:45 AM UTC on February 23, 2026, killing three security forces members already wounded in a prior quadcopter drone attack and injuring two rescue workers, according to updates from @OSPSF and @khorasandiary on X. The initial quadcopter drone struck a Federal Constabulary fort in Bahadar Khel, Dargah Shaheedan, injuring five security personnel who were then being evacuated when attackers stopped the ambulances, pulled out the three injured personnel, executed them, and set both vehicles ablaze, as reported by @LalWazir19 and confirmed by a Rescue 1122 official cited in The Khorasan Diary update at approximately 10:30 AM UTC. Separately, the Secretariat of the Supreme Commission for Refugee Problems reported that on February 22, 2026 (1447/9/5 AH), Afghan authorities processed the forced return of 640 families totaling 3,413 members through Torkham, Spin Boldak, and Silk Road crossings, providing registration, transport, financial aid exceeding 6.6 million Afghanis, food, water, health services, and 660 SIM cards, according to an X post by @FitratHamd shared within the reporting window. Amaj News reported sources within the Afghan Taliban claiming preparations for an attack on Pakistan, including a meeting last night deciding to deploy suicide bombers recruited from Afghan universities, based on photos and documents, in an X post timestamped earlier but referenced in the window; this follows Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani's threat of annihilating Pakistan reported over the past hour. India issued a notification for an Indian Air Force exercise in its northeastern region bordering China, Bhutan, and Bangladesh on March 2, 2026, as shared by @detresfa_ on X within the 59-minute window, amid Pakistan's planned naval firing exercise in the Arabian Sea on February 24-25 announced earlier today.
