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Pakistan forces down two Taliban-launched drones near Kohat, sources say

Pakistan’s air defence shot down two rudimentary drones launched by the Afghan Taliban about 7 km from Kohat on September 23.

Security officials reported that on September 23, Pakistan’s armed forces intercepted two low-tech drones fired by the Afghan Taliban regime. The drones were downed using a soft-kill method roughly seven kilometres from the city of Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Sources highlighted the constant vigilance of Pakistan’s air-defence systems against threats from the Kharjistan region. No casualties were reported.

Why it matters

It shows ongoing cross-border tensions and Pakistan’s readiness to counter Taliban-linked aerial threats.

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