Facing deadly Iranian drone attacks across the Middle East, the US military has been rushing defensive systems into the region while adjusting to a threat that has come to dominates modern battlefields and carries echoes of a weapon that haunted service members during the 20 years of the war on terror.

Islamabad hits Kandahar facility after Taliban drones strike civilian areas and military sites as conflict intensifies.

Pakistan airstrikes have struck a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. Hundreds have died and many more are injured. Afghan officials accuse Pakistan of deliberately targeting civilians.

Pakistan’s recent strikes signal that it is prepared to take the fight directly to the Taliban leadership’s inner circle if the Taliban regime’s support for anti-Pakistan groups continues.

Pakistan is willing to halt operations against Afghanistan if the Taliban government stops supporting militant groups from its territory, the country’s top military leader Field Marshal Asim Munir said.

Pakistan conducts airstrikes on military facilities in Afghanistan, targeting Taliban hideouts amid escalating border tensions.

The development of an air force in Afghanistan is closely linked to the Soviet Union. In the 1950s, with Soviet assistance, Bagram Air Base was constructed, becoming a core element of the country’s aviation infrastructure.

Pakistan has carried out fresh airstrikes inside Afghanistan, targeting areas including Kabul, Kandahar and border provinces amid rising tensions between Islamabad and the Taliban-led government.

Pakistan carried out overnight air strikes in Afghanistan's Kandahar, targeting what it called terrorist hideouts under Operation Ghazab lil-Haq. In retaliatory strikes, the Taliban struck a Pakistani military camp in Waziristan.