Pakistan shoots down 8 drones near Torkham, Kohat; tensions with Taliban rise

Pakistan’s security forces shot down eight drones after they entered Pakistani airspace from Afghanistan, with four intercepted near the Torkham border and four near Kohat, according to security sources.

New Delhi: Pakistan’s military has shot down eight drones near the Torkham border and Kohat after they entered Pakistani airspace from Afghanistan, security sources said. Four drones were brought down near Torkham, while the remaining four were intercepted near Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The development comes amid a fresh escalation between Islamabad and Kabul, days after Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan following a series of militant attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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