Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry said on Friday that the Afghan Air Force carried out a drone attack on a Pakistani military facility in Islamabad, adding to growing tensions between the neighboring countries.
The Afghan Ministry of Defense said in a post on
The Afghan Air Force announced that it carried out an airstrike on Hamza, the strategic center of the Pakistan Army in Faizabad, Islamabad, around 5pm today.
According to the statement, the attack targeted drone aircraft and major facilities within the military complex.
The Ministry of National Defense added, “This attack caused significant casualties and financial losses to the enemy forces as important headquarters command centers and other essential enemy facilities were targeted by drones.”
The Afghan Ministry of National Defense announced in a separate post that military facilities on site, including the command center, warehouse, and soldier living quarters, were destroyed in this airstrike.
The strike came amid sharp escalation in hostilities between Afghanistan and Pakistan along the disputed Durand Line, following a series of airstrikes and mortar attacks in recent days.
Earlier, Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Kabul, Paktia and Kandahar provinces, in an operation dubbed "Ghazb lil Haq” that it said targeted militant camps and terrorist infrastructure.
Afghan officials said the airstrike hit a residential area in Kabul, killing at least four civilians and wounding more than a dozen, including women and children. According to Reuters, the United Nations Support Mission in Afghanistan announced that an airstrike occurred in Kabul’s Pul-e-Charki district, causing civilian casualties.
Afghan authorities condemned Pakistan’s attack as a violation of their sovereignty. Taliban administration spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid previously warned that Pakistan’s actions "will not go unanswered.”
Pakistan did not immediately confirm the reported attack on the Hamza military facility.
Security has been strengthened in Islamabad following the incident. Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi ordered stricter monitoring, including reducing the number of entry points into the capital from 109 to 25 and strengthening security checks.
Meanwhile, China has stepped up diplomatic efforts to ease tensions between the two countries. Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Mullah Amir Khan Mutaki held a phone call with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and urged both sides to avoid military escalation.
Despite mediation efforts, clashes between the two neighbors have intensified in recent weeks, raising concerns that a wider conflict could break out along their 2,600km border.
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