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Regarding the Taliban’s drone capabilities, Ahmad Zia Siraj, former Director General of the National Directorate of Security of Afghanistan (NDS), stated that the Taliban acquire commercial drones and modify them to carry explosives. He told @AFIntlBrk that, based on unconfirmed reports, India may be providing basic assistance related to Taliban drone technology. @zia_saraj1 also described Taliban drone strikes in Pakistan’s Balochistan as ineffective and largely propaganda-driven.

Analysing Siraj’s remarks, it is important to note that during the final two years of their insurgency, the Taliban used small commercial drones to drop munitions on former Afghan government targets. They may also have inherited drones and related components from the former Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), which had been supplied by international partners.

As Siraj suggested, the development of a drone capability likely requires external and technical support and substantial resources. However, there is currently no publicly verified evidence identifying which, if any, Taliban-aligned or sympathetic state may be providing such assistance.

More importantly, visual evidence from the reported Balochistan attack suggests significant impact, whether from the strikes themselves or the nature of the targeted site. In either case, this appears difficult to reconcile with Siraj’s characterization of the attacks as “ineffective.” Additionally, the ability of such drones to reach targets deep inside Pakistani territory represents a notable operational development for the Taliban, given Pakistan’s status as a major military power.

Source: Afghan Analyst (@AfghanAnalyst2)
[ https://x.com/AfghanAnalyst2/status/2068376372196544866 ]

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The Nangarhar Provincial Police Headquarters reports that security forces have seized a shipment of sixty cartridges smuggled from Pakistan in the Droneti area, affiliated with Jalalabad city, the provincial capital.

Police spokesman Syed Taib Hamad told Radio Hurriyet that the ammunition was discovered and confiscated during a routine inspection at a security checkpoint by members of the Border Patrol Unit, and one person has been arrested in connection with the case.

According to him, the detainee intended to smuggle the cartridges, brought illegally from Pakistan, from Nangarhar to Kabul.

Hamad added that the detainee will be handed over to judicial authorities after initial investigations.

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د ننګرهار امنیه قومانداني وايي، چې امنیتي ځواکونو د دغه ولایت د مرکز جلال‌اباد ښار اړوند د درونټې په مربوطاتو کې د ۶۰ کارتنه پاکستاني امونو د قاچاق مخه نیولې ده.

د یادې قوماندانۍ ویاند سیدطیب حماد حریت راډیو ته ویلي، چې دغه امونه د کمربند ټولي منسوبینو له لوري په یوه امنیتی چک‌پاينټ کې د پلټنې پرمهال کشف او ترلاسه شوي او په تړاو یې یو کس هم نیول شوی دی.

د نوموړي په وینا، نیول شوي کس غوښتل چې له پاکستانه په ناقانونه توګه راوړل شوي دغه امونه له ننګرهار څخه کابل ته په قاچاقي توګه ولېږدوي.

حماد زیاتوي، چې نیول شوی کس به له لومړنیو څېړنو وروسته عدلي او قضايي ارګانونو ته وسپارل شي.

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Source: Hurriyat Radio Pashto (@HurriyatPa)
[ https://x.com/HurriyatPa/status/2068369497262633327 ]

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