Pakistan says it carried out air strikes on Afghanistan following drone attacks
Pakistan says it launched air strikes in Afghanistan's southeastern Khost province in response to drone attacks; the provincial governor's office reports no casualties.
Pakistan has announced that its armed forces carried out air strikes against targets inside Afghan territory. According to Pakistani authorities, the action was a response to earlier drone attacks.
The strikes took place in Khost province, located in southeastern Afghanistan near the border with Pakistan. The provincial governor's office confirmed that the strikes resulted in no reported deaths or injuries.
No detailed information has yet been made public regarding which specific sites were targeted in the strikes, nor about the precise timing and circumstances of the drone attacks that Pakistan says prompted its response. It also remains unclear whether Afghan authorities have issued an official reaction to Pakistan's statement.
Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have recently been described as tense, with the shared border periodically becoming the scene of security incidents. Mutual accusations of cross-border attacks such as this one point to ongoing instability in the region.
Further details on how the situation may develop are not yet available. Additional statements from official sources in both Pakistan and Afghanistan are expected to follow in the coming days as more information emerges about the incident and any further response.
