At least 28 people, including 10 police officers and 18 militants, were killed in violence in northwestern Pakistan, authorities said on Wednesday (11 November).
The violence erupted in Kohat district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, as police officers returned from an operation targeting illegal gold mining in the Gumbat area.
Provincial police said gunmen opened fire on the officers, killing 10 and wounding 12 others. The Pakistani Taliban, formally known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility hours after the attack.
A senior Kohat administrative official told AFP that the attackers torched two police vehicles, while another two police vehicles and a private vehicle were reported missing.
In a separate security operation in the district, 10 TTP militants were killed and a large quantity of weapons was recovered, according to another official. It remained unclear whether those deaths formed part of the reported toll of 18 militants.
Earlier, a local emergency services spokesperson said rescue teams had been deployed to the scene to treat the wounded following reports of gunfire involving police officers.
The deadly assault comes amid mounting militant violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where the TTP has stepped up attacks against security forces.
Although separate from Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, the TTP maintains close ties with the group.
Islamabad has repeatedly accused the Afghan Taliban government of allowing TTP fighters to launch attacks from Afghan territory, allegations Kabul denies.
Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have grown increasingly strained since the Taliban seized power in Kabul in 2021.
Tensions worsened after deadly border clashes in October 2025, which led to the near-total closure of crossings between the two countries.
Pakistan blames cross-border militant activity for its deteriorating security situation, while Afghan authorities deny harbouring armed groups.
Figures from the UN mission in Afghanistan indicate that hundreds of civilians have been killed in clashes between the neighbouring countries over the past year.
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