Residents and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa officials report 21 to 30 civilians killed in Tirah airstrike on September 22, 2025; security sources blame an IED factory explosion

Local accounts and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa officials said jets struck Matre Dara in Tirah Valley around 2 a.m. on September 22, 2025, with counts ranging from 21 (VoicePK) to about 25 (Dawn, citing a provincial official) to 30 (The Tribune).