Pakistan Says It Struck 10 Sites in Afghanistan

Pakistan said Thursday it had carried out air and drone strikes on 10 sites in Afghanistan that Information Minister Attaullah Tarar described as locations used to launch and store drones. Tarar said the operation followed attempted drone attacks from Afghan territory the previous day, but the supplied information does not independently confirm the sites’ use or identify who launched the drones. Tarar said on social media that Pakistan’s air defences detected and neutralised the drones before they reached their intended targets. Pakistani officials said eight drones were intercepted on Wednesday. The accounts did not provide independently verified evidence identifying the operators or confirming the drones’ launch locations. Tarar characterized the strikes as limited to military objectives linked to the attempted attacks and said Pakistan was exercising its right to defend its territory. He also called on Afghan authorities to prevent attacks against Pakistan from Afghan soil.