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2026-09-25 Afghanistan
Pakistan launched airstrikes on drone launch and storage sites in Afghanistan
Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited
[Regnum] Pakistani forces carried out airstrikes on 10 drone launch and storage sites in Afghanistan, according to the country's Information Minister Ataullah Tarar.

Pakistani authorities accused Afghanistan of violating the country's sovereignty by launching drones from Afghan territory on September 23.

"Pakistan carried out precision airstrikes and UAV strikes on 10 locations in Afghanistan used to launch and store these drones," Tarar wrote on social media.

Tolonews previously reported that Pakistan launched an attack on the city of Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. Afghan authorities stated that the strike hit a deserted area of ​​the city and caused no damage.

Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan signed the Mecca Mutual Defense Agreement in early August. The document stipulates that armed aggression against one of the parties is considered an attack against all, with assistance provided upon request and potentially including intelligence, logistical support, ammunition, and military units.

In September 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met in Beijing. During the talks, Putin stated that Russia values ​​its relations with Pakistan.

Pakistan Drone Shot Down in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, Report Says

[KhaamaPress] A Pak drone was shot down in Afghanistan’s Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
province, according to local media reports

Taliban
...the once and current oppressors of Afghanistan...
-linked media claimed Thursday that the group’s forces shot down an armed Pak drone in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province, days after Pakistain carried out Arclight airstrike
...KABOOM!...
s in several Afghan provinces amid escalating cross-border tensions.

Hariyat Media, a platform affiliated with Taliban intelligence, reported that the drone was intercepted over the Garmsir district of Helmand while flying near a Taliban border brigade position. The outlet cited local sources as saying the unmanned aircraft was carrying explosives and was destroyed during the operation.

The report said the incident occurred over an area close to the Afghanistan-Pakistain border, where Taliban border forces have recently increased security deployments following a series of Pak military operations.

Neither the Taliban Defense Ministry nor other Taliban officials have independently released evidence confirming the drone’s downing, including photographs or video of the wreckage. Pak authorities have not commented on the claim.

The alleged drone interception follows a new round of Pak airstrikes inside Afghanistan. Reports indicated that Pakistain recently targeted areas in Khost, Paktia and Kandahar provinces, while additional strikes earlier hit Kunar and Paktika
...which coincidentally borders North Wazoo and Kurram Agency...
.

The United Nations
...a lucrative dumping ground for the relatives of dictators and party hacks...
said at least three people were killed in the latest Pak airstrikes, while local residents reported damage to homes and civilian infrastructure. Pakistain has said previous cross-border operations were aimed at hard boy groups that Islamabad accuses of launching attacks from Afghanistan territory.

Relations between Pakistain and the Taliban administration have deteriorated over the past year as Islamabad has intensified military operations along the border and repeatedly blamed the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistain (TTP) for attacks originating from Afghanistan. The Taliban administration has denied allowing Afghanistan territory to be used for attacks against Pakistain.

Pakistain has increasingly relied on airstrikes and drones against what it describes as hard boy hideouts near the Afghanistan border. Previous operations in Khost, Paktika and Kunar have drawn condemnation from Taliban officials, who accused Pakistain of violating Afghanistan’s illusory sovereignty and killing civilians.

Islamabad maintains that the strikes are part of counterterrorism operations targeting gangs threatening Pakistain’s security, while the Taliban insist they do not permit foreign hard boy groups to use Afghanistan territory for attacks. # id) ?>
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