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IN PHOTOS: Pakistan strikes 10 locations in Afghanistan after attempted drone attacks

Updated On: 24 September, 2026 03:04 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

Pakistan conducted precision aerial and drone strikes on 10 locations across Afghanistan in response to recent attempted drone attacks from the neighbouring country a day earlier, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Thursday. (PICS/ AFP) (TEXT: PTI)

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Taliban security personnel inspect the site after a Pakistani airstrike hit Gurbuz district in Afghanistan’s Khost province on September 24, 2026. (PICS/ AFP)
Taliban security personnel inspect the site after a Pakistani airstrike hit Gurbuz district in Afghanistan’s Khost province on September 24, 2026. (PICS/ AFP)
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Pakistan’s information minister said 10 targets in Afghanistan were struck, accusing the neighbouring country of allowing “terrorist sanctuaries” on its soil
Pakistan’s information minister said 10 targets in Afghanistan were struck, accusing the neighbouring country of allowing “terrorist sanctuaries” on its soil
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The minister warned that Pakistan would neither accept nor tolerate attacks launched from Afghan territory, whether by terrorist groups or by the Afghan Taliban regime itself, and that any violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty would be met with an immediate and decisive response
The minister warned that Pakistan would neither accept nor tolerate attacks launched from Afghan territory, whether by terrorist groups or by the Afghan Taliban regime itself, and that any violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty would be met with an immediate and decisive response
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He also said Pakistan condemned in the strongest possible terms the deliberate and unlawful incursion into Pakistan by drones on September 23, launched from Afghan territory, which “constitutes a blatant violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and is a grave and unacceptable act of aggression”
He also said Pakistan condemned in the strongest possible terms the deliberate and unlawful incursion into Pakistan by drones on September 23, launched from Afghan territory, which “constitutes a blatant violation of Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and is a grave and unacceptable act of aggression”
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The minister said Pakistan had for years repeatedly conveyed its grave concerns to the Afghan Taliban regime and its interlocutors regarding the continued presence of terrorist sanctuaries and their support networks on Afghan soil
The minister said Pakistan had for years repeatedly conveyed its grave concerns to the Afghan Taliban regime and its interlocutors regarding the continued presence of terrorist sanctuaries and their support networks on Afghan soil
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He also said Pakistan’s air defence systems detected, tracked and neutralised all intruding platforms before they could reach any of their intended targets, comprehensively thwarting the attempted attack.
He also said Pakistan’s air defence systems detected, tracked and neutralised all intruding platforms before they could reach any of their intended targets, comprehensively thwarting the attempted attack.

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