Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:24am on 01 Jul 2026,Wednesday International
Afghanistan's Taliban-led government says it has carried out airstrikes on alleged ISIS hideouts inside Pakistan, marking a major escalation in cross-border tensions. According to the Afghan Ministry of Defence, the strikes targeted suspected ISIS positions in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that were allegedly being used to plan attacks in Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed the operation caused heavy losses to ISIS and said no civilians were harmed. It also warned that it would continue targeting any location posing a threat to Afghanistan's security. The strikes come days after Pakistan launched air operations inside Afghanistan, further straining relations between the two neighbours.
