# Pakistan launches airstrikes on three Afghan provinces as Taliban hostilities escalate

https://mins.news/en/item/72137

- CBC News, 2026-09-24 10:07 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/pakistan-airstrikes-afghanistan-khost-paktia-kandahar-9.7356365?cmp=rss

> Pakistan said it conducted early-Thursday airstrikes on 10 sites in Afghanistan that it claimed had been used to launch drone attacks against Pakistan the previous day. The strikes mark a sharp escalation in recent fighting between the two countries and threaten international mediation efforts.

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