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

Ten people were also injured when mortar shells fired from Pakistan overnight struck villages in Afghanistan's Khost province, said Mustaghfar Gurbaz, a spokesman for the provincial governor. He said several homes were destroyed.

Islamabad says it hit militant infrastructure in southern Afghanistan after alleged Taliban-linked drone attacks, deepening a rapidly worsening standoff along the border.

Pakistan targeted Taliban installations and "terrorist hideouts" in Afghanistan's Kandahar during overnight strikes, the Pakistan Information Minister said in a post on X on

Pakistan has bombed a fuel depot of Kam Air, a private airline, near Afghanistan's Kandahar airport, as stated by the Afghan Taliban spokesperson. This incident represents a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict between the neighboring countries.

Afghanistan's defence ministry said it carried out drone strikes in response to a Pakistani military base in the northern city of Kohat, causing heavy damage.

Pakistan and Afghanistan said they were pausing their military operations against each other on ​Wednesday for the Islamic festival of Eid-al-Fitr, a surprise move two days after a drug rehab centre in Kabul was hit in the deadliest strike in months.