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Taliban claims airstrikes inside Pakistan as Islamabad says it shot down four drones
Updated On: 02 July, 2026 10:15 AM IST | Kabul | Agencies
The Taliban claimed it launched airstrikes on an alleged ISIS hideout in Pakistan's Balochistan province, while Islamabad said its security forces intercepted and shot down four rudimentary drones. The latest exchange marks another escalation in tensions between the neighbouring countries

An Armed Taliban security personnel stands guard near the Afghanistan-Pakistan zero point border crossing. file pic/AFP
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 said it launched airstrikes on an ISIS center in the town of Saranan in Pakistan’s border province.


