KUWAIT CITY, March 6, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Explosions were heard on Friday in the Kuwaiti capital, an AFP journalist said, as authorities said they were confronting missile and drone strikes on the country.

"Kuwaiti air defences are currently dealing with missile and drone attacks that penetrated Kuwaiti airspace," the defence ministry said on X, after authorities said 67 soldiers were injured in Iranian strikes over the past week.