{
  "id": 9506397,
  "title": "Pakistan launches precision airstrikes on Afghanistan following thwarted drone attack from border",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/pakistan-launches-precision-airstrikes-on-afghanistan-following",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T06:56:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/international/article-909523"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, Pakistan carried out airstrikes on 10 locations in Afghanistan that it claimed were being utilized for drone launches and storage, according to Information Minister Attaullah Tarar. These strikes followed a drone attack from Afghanistan that had been foiled the day before, raising tensions between the two nations which have been adversaries due to Islamist militant attacks. Pakistan has accused Afghanistan of harboring militants who carry out cross-border attacks, while Afghanistan's Taliban government denies harboring anti-Pakistani insurgents, stating that militancy is a Pakistani internal issue.\n\nPakistan's air defense systems detected the drones launched from Afghan territory on Wednesday and successfully neutralized them before they reached their targets, Tarar stated on X/Twitter. Subsequently, Pakistan conducted precision aerial and drone strikes on the 10 identified military objectives linked to the attempted attacks. Tarar emphasized that any further provocative acts by the Afghan Taliban would face a firm and resolute response.\n\nThe Pakistani airstrikes took place in several areas of southeastern Khost province, as reported by Mustaghfir Gurbaz, spokesperson for the Khost governor. Just last week, an attack on a police facility in northwestern Pakistan killed at least 24 people, reigniting the conflict between the countries after nearly three months of relative calm. Earlier this week, Pakistan's government announced it had also conducted airstrikes in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region, resulting in the death of 28 militants. However, Afghan Taliban officials accused Islamabad of killing three civilians in overnight strikes on Afghan territory.\n\nThe most significant incident occurred in March when a Pakistani airstrike on Kabul killed over 400 people, which the Afghan Taliban claimed had targeted a drug rehabilitation center. Islamabad denied the allegation, stating that the strike had precisely targeted military installations and terrorist support infrastructure.",
  "summary": "Islamabad accuses Kabul of harboring militants who stage cross-border attacks, but Afghanistan's Taliban government denies harboring anti-Pakistani insurgents.",
  "key_points": [
    "Pakistan conducted precision airstrikes on 10 Afghan locations.",
    "Strikes followed thwarted drone attack from Afghanistan.",
    "Tensions rise between Pakistan and Afghanistan over militant accusations."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Pakistan's airstrikes on Afghanistan signal an escalation of hostilities, indicating Islamabad now sees Kabul as a direct enabler of cross-border militant attacks that it will actively counter.",
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/9506397.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Pak says it struck 10 Afghanistan sites allegedly used to launch drone attacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/pak-says-it-struck-10-afghanistan-sites-allegedly-used-to-launch",
        "published": "2026-09-24T07:17:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Pakistan condemns drone intrusion from Afghanistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/pakistan-condemns-drone-intrusion-from-afghanistan",
        "published": "2026-09-24T07:18:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Pakistan launches air strikes in Afghanistan, killing civilians, Taliban says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/pakistan-launches-air-strikes-in-afghanistan-killing-civilians",
        "published": "2026-09-24T08:53:55.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}