Pakistan Taliban claim raid killing 16 soldiers near Afghan border

In Pakistan, 16 soldiers were killed and five critically injured in an overnight militant attack on an army post near the Afghan border on Saturday. The assault occurred in the Makeen area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, approximately 40 kilometres from the border. According to intelligence officials, more than 30 militants assaulted the post. The attack lasted two hours.Saturday's attack was "the most dangerous assault in this region this year" according to an intelligence official.
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility, stating it was retaliation for the deaths of their senior commanders. The group also claimed to have captured military equipment, including machine guns and a night vision device. Pakistan’s military has not yet issued a statement on the incident.Pakistan has been battling a resurgence of militant violence in its western border regions since the Taliban's 2021 return to power in Afghanistan.The Pakistani Taliban -- known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP -- share a common ideology with their Afghan counterparts who surged back to power three years ago.