I think one of the implications of drone warfare going forward is that powers are going to have fewer alternatives to occupy-and-govern as solutions to problematic neighbors, which creates a nasty kind of zugzwang because modern warfare also makes occupy-and-govern hideously costly.
@wesleymorgan.bsky.socialThe Taliban is using FPV drones to attack Pakistani forces inside Pakistan, seemingly manufactured in Afghanistan with components bought off Alibaba:
france24.com
Cheap weapons, growing fears: Inside the Taliban’s drone campaign against Pakistan
Pakistan says it intercepted 23 suicide drones launched from Afghanistan into Pakistani airspace in September alone. Since the conflict began in February 2026, the Taliban have increasingly used drone...
