The Afghan Ministry of Defense says it has launched a counterattack against the Pakistani drone strike.
Xinhua News Agency, Kabul, October 28 (Reporter Du Yifang) - The Afghan Ministry of Defense stated on the 28th that after the Pakistani armed forces conducted a drone strike on the Afghan border area on the 27th, the Afghan military launched a counterattack, resulting in casualties among Pakistani personnel.
The statement said that on the afternoon of the 27th, the Pakistani armed forces carried out four drone strikes on a border police station and nearby security facilities in Afghanistan's Paktika Province. In response, Afghan defense and security personnel deployed nearby launched a counterattack against a Pakistani military base and several forward positions.
The statement also mentioned that these actions resulted in casualties among Pakistani personnel and caused significant damage to Pakistani military infrastructure. There were no casualties on the Afghan side.
In February of this year, clashes occurred in the border area between Afghanistan and Pakistan, after which tensions between the two countries escalated rapidly.
The Afghan military retaliated against drone strikes by Pakistani armed forces on October 27, targeting a border police station in Paktika Province. The Afghan response resulted in casualties among Pakistani personnel, while no Afghan forces were reported injured. This incident follows a history of escalating tensions between the two nations since February.
- Pakistani armed forces conducted drone strikes on Afghan border areas on October 27.
- Afghan military retaliated, causing casualties among Pakistani personnel.
- No Afghan casualties were reported during the incident.
- The strikes targeted a border police station and nearby security facilities in Paktika Province.
- Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have escalated since February.