Militant groups in Pakistan take advantage of severe flooding to reorganize and gain political power. Military resources in the country have been diverted to humanitarian relief efforts.
Assailants bomb a government water tank in the Aka Khel area of Bara tehsil, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There are no reported casualties; however, the water tank is destroyed in the blast. No group claims responsibility for the incident; however, police arrest one individual in connection with the attack.
Farmers in Varzaneh clash with police and break a water pipe that transports 50 million cubic meters of water per year from Isfahan to the neighboring province of Yazd, Iran.
An explosive device detonates and damages a tube well and a mosque in Lakki Marwat city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There are no casualties reported, and no group claims responsibility for this incident. A school is also damaged in an explosion in the same location on this day.
A water tanker is damaged when it is targeted by a roadside bomb in Khash Rod district, Nimruz province, Afghanistan. One person is killed and another wounded in the attack, for which no group claims responsibility.
An explosive device detonates prematurely as the assailant is planting it in Wocha Khwara village, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The device is targeting a fresh water well; the assailant is killed in the blast. No group claims responsibility for the attack.
An explosive device detonates at a irrigation tube well in Khairo Khel area, Lakki Marwat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. A power transformer line and the tube well are damaged in the blast; however, there are no reported injuries. No group claims responsibility for the incident.
An explosive device planted in a water spring detonates as a group of children are grazing animals in Taywara district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Seven children are killed in the blast. No group claims responsibility for the incident; however, sources attribute it to the Taliban.
An explosive device detonates near a water pipeline in Pul-e-Alam district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Five people, including two Afghan police officers, are killed in the attack, and four people, including two Afghan police officers, are injured. No group claims responsibility; however, one person is arrested in connection with the incident and admits to remotely detonating the device.
Two explosive devices placed in a well are discovered and defused in Nar Raza Khan village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claims responsibility for the incident.