The Aswad-ul-Harab, Huzaifa suicide bombing squad affiliated with the Hafiz Gul Bahadar group under the Ittihadul Mujahideen Pakistan conglomerate claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at the Boya battalion headquarters in Boya, North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, between 1:46 a.m. and 4:46 a.m. UTC on December 19, 2025, followed by an infiltration attempt, according to The Khorasan Diary. Security officials told The Khorasan Diary that a powerful explosion rocked the military headquarters in Boya, North Waziristan, during the same three-hour period, followed by extensive gunfire as attackers attempted to infiltrate the facility. The Khorasan Diary reported the initial explosion and gunfire in real-time updates, citing security sources confirming the suicide bombing nature of the attack on the Boya battalion headquarters throughout the early morning hours of December 19.
