Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defence has confirmed that it carried out a targeted drone strike on a Pakistani military camp in the Wana area of South Waziristan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The strike came in response to the overnight airstrikes by Islamabad in Kandahar province. According to the ministry’s statement, the drone strike hit facilities used by the commandos of the Special Service Group and other military installations. The ministry said that the strike caused heavy casualties and damage to Pakistani forces. Pakistani officials have not yet confirmed a statement regarding the Afghan drone strike.

 

Earlier, Pakistani forces conducted airstrikes in parts of Afghanistan’s Kandahar province overnight. Meanwhile, Afghan authorities said that Pakistani strikes struck a drug rehabilitation hospital and an empty container, adding that the attacks did not cause casualties.