Pakistan says it struck 10 sites in Afghanistan after accusing Kabul of drone attacks
Pakistan said the strikes targeted drone launch sites after eight drones were shot down in its airspace, officials said.
- On Monday, Pakistan conducted airstrikes on 10 sites in Afghanistan that officials claimed were used to launch drone attacks against Pakistan, marking a sharp escalation between the neighbors.
- The military action followed a foiled cross-border infiltration attempt after which Afghan Taliban forces fired eight drones toward Kohat and Torkham, then shelled Pakistani border posts.
- Pakistan's Information Ministry reported 28 militants died in the airstrikes, while Afghan authorities stated at least three civilians were killed and four wounded; the U.N. mission in Afghanistan confirmed the civilian toll.
- Recent violence preceded the strikes: a suicide bombing in Kohat killed at least 21 people, and a shootout in Hangu killed six security personnel, incidents Pakistani authorities attributed to the Pakistani Taliban.
- The escalation threatens mediation efforts by China, Turkey, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid denied his forces carried out any attacks against Pakistan.
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Pakistan strikes Afghanistan after alleged drone incursion
Pakistan conducted aerial and drone strikes against 10 locations in Afghanistan on September 24, 2026, saying the operation was launched in response to a drone incursion from Afghan territory the previous day. Information and Broadcasting Minister Attaullah Tarar announced the strikes in posts on X early on September 24, while state broadcaster Radio Pakistan also carried the statement. Tarar said the sites had been used to launch and store th…
Previously, Afghan forces launched eight drones and opened fire on border areas of Pakistan.
On the morning of Thursday, the Pakistani Air Force attacked several sites in Afghanistan in response to drone attacks from Afghan territory, stated the Pakistani Minister of Information, Attaulla Tarar. "Aviaudars were targeted, accurate, accurate and proportionate and were exclusively targeted at identified military targets that were directly linked to attacks against Pakistan", he wrote on social media X.
Pakistan launches airstrikes targeting Afghan militants, killing at least 4 people
Pakistan said it carried out airstrikes early Thursday on 10 sites in Afghanistan that it said were used to launch drone attacks against Pakistan a day earlier, a sharp escalation in recent fighting between the two countries that threatens international mediation efforts.
According to Kabul, the air raids killed four civilians, and one witness reported a violent explosion followed by a fire in central Kandahar, where the Taliban leader lives.
Pakistani information minister describes Islamabad's strikes as 'deliberate, precise, calibrated, proportionate'
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