Foreign media: Afghanistan claims to have launched airstrikes on targets inside Pakistan, Pakistan says 4 drones shot down.

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01/07/2026
According to media such as Reuters and the BBC, on July 1st, the Afghan Ministry of Defense stated that they had carried out airstrikes on targets inside Pakistan. The Pakistani side claimed to have intercepted and shot down four small drones in Balochistan province. According to foreign media reports, the Afghan Ministry of Defense stated that the targets of their airstrikes were an extremist organization, "Islamic State," located in Balochistan province along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, as well as targets in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. According to media reports such as Pakistan's GEO TV, the Pakistan Armed Forces spokesperson stated on July 1st that the Pakistani military had shot down four small drones launched by Afghanistan along the Balochistan border and warned that any further provocations "will be met with a response."