Pakistani Taliban ambush kills 10 police officers in Kohat

Militants ambushed police vehicles near Kohat in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Wednesday, killing at least 10 officers, including two senior officers, and 18 militants died in a gunbattle that lasted hours, according to police.

Why it matters: The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility, the latest in a stepped-up campaign against security forces in the province bordering Afghanistan, where Pakistan accuses Kabul of sheltering the group.

Data as of Associated Press report of November 11, 2026, carried by Arab News and read in full via the estate browser route; single-sourced to the AP report and the police statements it cites, so graded C. The report's body says at least 10 officers were killed, while its photo caption says eight; the body figure is used here. Developing item.

Militants ambushed vehicles carrying police officers near Kohat, a district in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on Wednesday as the officers returned from an operation against criminals involved in illegal gold mining, local police official Faisal Khan said. At least 10 officers, including two senior officers, were killed, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police said 18 militants were killed in a gunbattle that continued for hours.

The Pakistani Taliban, or Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, claimed responsibility in a statement hours later. Police said the attackers had acted in collusion with criminal elements, a claim the AP report notes they offered no evidence to support, and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi condemned the attack and paid tribute to the officers killed.

Pakistani Taliban ambush kills 10 police officers in Kohat

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