The difference is the scale [0] at which they are manufacturing [1] now that the Taliban control Afghanistan, as well as the fact that Afghan media is report "international engineers from countries including Turkey, Russia, Belarus, Bangladesh, and China" [1] as well as India [2] are collaborating on the project.

[0] - https://thediplomat.com/2026/03/why-is-afghanistan-developin...

[1] - https://en.didpress.com/16426/?ut

[2] - https://www.afintl.com/202606200748

Not exactly. Most of those drones are being used fairly effectively by the Taliban's Pakistan branch [0].

Most reporting on the war is being overshadowed by Iran or being done in Dari or Pakhtu.

[0] - https://southasianvoices.org/sec-m-pk-r-ttp-drone-threat-06-...