An ambush on a police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan’s Hangu district has left at least 11 police officers dead and 28 injured. Attackers used explosive drones before ambushing the post, leading to an hours-long gun battle in which 15 attackers were killed. While no group has claimed responsibility for this specific attack, it comes amid a sharp rise in violence along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border led by the Pakistan Taliban (TTP), worsening the already strained relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan's Taliban government.