The Taliban claim to have acquired anti-drone systems and plan to begin installing and operating the systems in Kandahar province.
Sources told the Hasht-e Subh Daily on Wednesday, September 9, that a delegation from the Taliban’s Ministry of Defense, led by Abdul Latif Hakimi, the ministry’s chief inspector, had traveled to Kandahar and visited and assessed the group’s 205th Corps.
According to the sources, the delegation examined suitable locations for installing anti-drone systems at the 205th Corps and in Spin Boldak district.
The sources added that the systems are intended to prevent Pakistani drones from operating in border areas. The Taliban also claimed that the deployment would be expanded to other border areas of Afghanistan after Kandahar.
The Taliban’s remarks about efforts to strengthen their air defense capabilities come as the group still does not have a complete radar network for monitoring and controlling foreign aircraft.
