A significant attack on a police post in Pakistan’s northwestern Hangu district resulted in multiple casualties on both sides. According to Al Jazeera, 11 police officers were killed during the hours-long raid, with 15 attackers also killed during the assault. France24 reports 15 total dead from the attack on the checkpoint, though sources differ on the specific casualty breakdown between officers and attackers.
The attack occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an area that has experienced increasing militant violence in recent months. Pakistan’s authorities have attributed the growing wave of attacks in the volatile border region to militants operating from neighboring Afghanistan. The incident comes days after another deadly clash in the same province, indicating a pattern of escalating violence in the region.
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