ISLAMABAD: Pakistani security forces carried out airstrikes targeting key military installations associated with the Afghan Taliban administration in Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia, security sources confirmed early Friday.
Pakistan has taken control of five Afghan posts in the Paktia region of Afghanistan, opposite South Waziristan, and raised the Pakistani flag, security sources state. Two of the captured posts are located in Shawal, two in Angoor Adda, and one in Zarmelan.
The Pakistan Army also destroyed the Afghan terminal at Angoor Add. Additionally, security sources state that the Afghan Charlie post and the Afghan Babri post have been destroyed.
The Pakistan Air Force launched airstrikes under ‘Operation Ghazab Lil Haq’, targeting militant infrastructure inside Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, security sources said. During the latest operations, two brigade headquarters in Kabul were destroyed, according to security sources. In addition, the Pakistan Army has destroyed the Afghan Taliban’s core headquarters in Kandahar.
In Kandahar, airstrikes destroyed a corps headquarters and a brigade headquarters, along with an ammunition depot and a logistics base. In Paktia, a Taliban corps headquarters was also destroyed during the air operations.
Moreover, Pakistani jets are conducting aerial patrols over Kandahar following recent airstrikes, security sources stated.
At the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in the Wali Khan sector, the Pakistan Army has destroyed another Afghan post, security sources said, and at many Afghan outposts, Afghan Taliban have raised white flags in surrender.
The Pakistan army continues to conduct assaults on multiple Afghan posts and encampments.
“After carrying out precise airstrikes, our aircraft are now patrolling Kandahar’s airspace,” the sources added, emphasising that Pakistani forces remain fully prepared to respond decisively to any aggression.
Sources further said security forces are carrying out strong and effective operations against Taliban forces along the Torkham border.
The Pakistan Army has targeted multiple Taliban checkpoints near the Torkham border with precision, significantly weakening their positions, sources said.
The forces successfully captured a Taliban post near the Shawal sector in South Waziristan, close to Afghanistan’s Paktika province, they added.
“Pakistani forces have authorised retaliatory strikes and conducted multiple iterations in response to Afghan aggression,” Prime Minister’s Spokesperson Mosharraf Zaidi said in a statement on X.
According to the spokesperson, “A total of 133 Afghan Taliban are confirmed killed, more than 200 wounded. Many more casualties estimated in strikes in Kabul, Paktia and Kandahar military targets.”
“Twenty-seven Taliban posts have been destroyed, and nine more have been captured by our security forces,” Zaidi said, highlighting the scale of the military response.
He added that the operations targeted major Taliban infrastructure, stating, “Two corps headquarters, three brigade headquarters, two ammunition depots, one logistics base, three battalion headquarters, two sector headquarters, and more than 80 tanks, artillery guns, and armored personnel carriers have been destroyed.”
Security forces responded decisively to unprovoked aggression by the Afghan Taliban along the Pakistan-Afghan border. The forces targeted Taliban positions across multiple sectors, destroying enemy outposts and thwarting quadcopter attacks on Pakistani check posts.
Meanwhile, two Pakistani soldiers have attained martyrdom while defending the nation, and three others were injured, security sources said.
Troops destroyed multiple Taliban posts at the Kharlachi Terminal, turning forward positions into rubble, sources said. Security forces carried out targeted strikes near the Nawapas sector, hitting multiple Taliban hideouts, they added.
The strong and decisive counter-operation forced the militants to flee in panic, security sources said. Taliban fighters loaded goods onto trucks and retreated from the Torkham border, sources added.
In South Waziristan, Pakistani forces carried out a powerful counter-operation, destroying the Afghan Taliban’s Dawood Post, security sources added.
Security forces also carried out a precise and coordinated counter-operation in Angur Adda, targeting Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan hideouts, security sources said.
They added that Afghan Taliban also attempted to strike Pakistani security check posts using quadcopters, but the attacks were thwarted after Pakistani forces shot down all the drones in a swift and coordinated response.
The targeted firing destroyed multiple enemy positions, effectively paralysing hostile activities along the border strip, they added.
In the Mohmand sector’s Gursal area, troops destroyed several Taliban check posts, killing at least three insurgents. Meanwhile, near Chitral, the Pakistani military successfully targeted and destroyed the Taliban’s Burokot base. Security officials said that the operation was carried out with precision, neutralising several insurgent positions.
The border incidents included attempted Taliban attacks using quadcopters on Pakistani check posts, all of which were thwarted by timely military action. Officials confirmed that all hostile drones were shot down, and several Taliban strongholds were destroyed using small and heavy arms, as well as targeted aerial strikes.
Security sources reported that terrorists attempted to cross the border in the Bajaur sector. Pakistani forces acted swiftly and successfully intercepted the group. One of the captured individuals identified himself as Abdullah, sources confirmed.
Pakistani troops on the border reaffirmed their commitment to protecting the homeland. One soldier stated, “The Taliban have no idea which nation they are challenging. We will defend our country and respond decisively to anyone instigated by foreign forces. Pakistan knows how to protect itself.”
Unprovoked attacks by the Afghan Taliban have now targeted a mosque, security sources confirmed. The shelling in Bajaur severely damaged the mosque’s roof and other structures.
Authorities stressed that Pakistan remains fully capable of safeguarding its citizens and borders, and any attempt at aggression will be met with a strong and immediate response.
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