Overview

• Sources said two senior TTP members were killed in a drone strike in Kabul that reportedly targeted Noor Wali Mehsud, whose status remains unverified.
• Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry attributed blasts in Kabul and Paktika to Pakistan and condemned what it called a violation of Afghan sovereignty.
• Pakistan has not claimed responsibility, with its military spokesman vowing measures to safeguard Pakistanis as the army said at least 30 TTP fighters were killed.
• The operation followed an attack this week in which the TTP killed 11 Pakistani security personnel inside Pakistan.
• The strikes coincided with Taliban foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India as New Delhi upgraded its Kabul mission to an embassy, drawing warnings of a dangerous escalation from former officials.