An ambush on a police checkpoint in Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has killed at least 11 police officers and injured dozens, according to local authorities. The attackers first used explosive-laden quadcopters to target the police post before ambushing it, according to a police statement. The Pakistan Taliban, known by the acronym TTP, claimed responsibility for ⁠the suicide attack. Al Jazeera’s Kamal Hyder, reporting from Islamabad, said there has been a spike in attacks targeting police and security forces along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. AdvertisementThe Pakistan Taliban has been waging ⁠a rebellion against the Pakistani state since 2007 in an attempt to overthrow the government and replace it with their own brand of governance.