On 12 October 2009, a suicide bomber detonated himself in front of a military truck as it passed through a busy market in Alpuri town, Shangla District, Pakistan.

[3] In April, Pakistan's army launched an offensive to eliminate the Taliban insurgency in Swat and nearby districts.

Mian Iftikhar Hussain, the information minister for the troubled North West Frontier Province, stated that the bombing killed 41 people and injured 45 others.

Subsequent attempts to reclaim full control over Shangla faced challenges, prompting Taliban insurgents to target Pakistani security forces and checkpoints.

[5] A spokesperson from the army-operated Swat Media Centre reported that the suicide bomber targeted a convoy passing through a security checkpoint near a bustling market in Alpuri town, Shangla.