July 01, 2026
Afghanistan's Taliban said they launched airstrikes into Pakistani territory, while Islamabad said its forces had intercepted and shot down four rudimentary drones in the southern resource-rich province of Balochistan.
Tuesday's exchanges were the latest in a series of clashes between the South Asian neighbours.
Afghanistan's defence ministry said its forces launched airstrikes on what it said was an ISIS centre in the town of Saranan in Pakistan's border province of Balochistan, as well as elsewhere in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
In a statement, Pakistan's military said the drones were spotted immediately and neutralised. Provincial authorities confirmed the drone attack and said a drone was sighted near a government school in Saranan. Two people were injured, officials said.
