The Pakistani Taliban says it carried out a deadly attack on a military checkpoint in the country's northwest

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) -- The Pakistani Taliban on Saturday claimed responsibility for a deadly military checkpoint attack in the country's northwest.

The militant group said it killed 35 soldiers and injured 15 others in an early morning raid. It also claimed seizing equipment including a night vision device and weapons. It's Pakistan Taliban's latest assault on troops in the restive province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which borders Afghanistan. They made the claims in one of their WhatsApp chat groups.