Ten police officers, 18 fighters killed in northwest Pakistan attack
Summary
Gunmen attacked police returning from an operation against illegal gold mining in Kohat district, northwestern Pakistan, killing 10 officers and 18 fighters and wounding 12 officers, according to provincial police. The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility; officials also reported a separate operation in nearby Orakzai district that killed 10 Taliban fighters.Key Facts
- Police said the officers were returning from a mine in the Gumbat area of Kohat district when gunmen opened fire on Wednesday.
- Twelve police personnel were wounded in the attack, according to provincial police.
- The Pakistani Taliban issued a statement claiming responsibility for the attack.
- A senior Kohat official told AFP that fighters set two police vehicles on fire and that two other police vehicles and a private vehicle were missing.
- An official said 10 Pakistani Taliban fighters were killed in a separate operation in Orakzai district and that weapons were recovered.
- Pakistan accuses Afghanistan’s Taliban government of sheltering Pakistani Taliban fighters; Kabul denies the accusation.
- The United Nations mission in Afghanistan has reported that hundreds of civilians were killed in fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan in the past year.
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