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Afghanistan says it used drones to hit targets in Pakistan

Maxim Shemetov
Maxim Shemetov
Feb 27, 2026
Attaullah Tarar, Federal Minister of Information and Broadcasting of Pakistan, attends a meeting at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, September 2, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Pool
Attaullah Tarar, Federal Minister of Information and Broadcasting of Pakistan, attends a meeting at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, September 2, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Pool — Maxim Shemetov

KABUL/ISLAMABAD, Feb 27 (Reuters) - The Afghan Taliban "successfully conducted" air strikes using drones to hit military targets in Pakistan, its defence ministry and a government spokesperson said on Friday, as fighting between the neighbours continued.

Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said Pakistani Taliban militants had tried to use drones against targets in Pakistan but they were brought down by anti-drone systems and there was "no damage to life".

(Reporting by Mohammad Yunus Yawar in Kabul and Asif Shahzad in Islamabad, writing by Sakshi Dayal; Editing by YP Rajesh)