Afghanistan Claims Drone Strikes On Pakistan’s Noor Khan Airbase

As preventing between Pakistan and Afghanistan entered its fifth day, Afghanistan’s army claimed it had carried out drone strikes on key Pakistani army installations, together with the Noor Khan Airbase, the headquarters of the 12 Corps in Quetta, and a Pakistani military camp in Khwajai.

Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defence stated the strikes had been performed in response to what it described as heavy Pakistani assaults on Bagram Airbase and Kabul Airport a day earlier. The ministry additionally launched drone footage which it stated confirmed the assault on Noor Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi.

Pakistani Plane Seen Departing From Airbase

There was no instant official response from Pakistan relating to Kabul’s claims concerning the strike on Noor Khan Airbase. Nonetheless, following the Afghan assertion, two Pakistani Air Pressure plane — IL-76 and IL-78 — had been reportedly seen departing from the airbase, prompting hypothesis that Pakistan might have moved the planes as a precautionary measure.

Either side have made vital claims about battlefield losses over the 5 days of hostilities. Pakistan has acknowledged that it has killed 415 Afghan troopers, whereas Afghanistan claims greater than 150 Pakistani troops have been killed. Islamabad additionally says it has destroyed 182 Afghan army posts and brought management of 31, whereas Kabul maintains it has destroyed over 70 Pakistani posts and seized 27 positions.

The state of affairs stays tense as each international locations proceed to commerce accusations and escalate army actions.