Pakistan Says 297 Afghan Taliban Killed as Operation Ghazab lil-Haq Continues

ISLAMABAD (MNN); Mosharraf Zaidi, spokesperson to the prime minister for foreign media, has shared fresh details about Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, stating that Pakistan’s campaign to eliminate terrorism originating from Afghanistan continued throughout the day.

In a post on X, Zaidi said that 297 Afghan Taliban fighters had been confirmed killed, while more than 450 were reported injured during the ongoing operation.

He added that 89 Afghan Taliban posts were destroyed and 18 were captured. According to him, 135 tanks and armoured personnel carriers belonging to the Afghan Taliban regime were also destroyed.

“Twenty-nine locations across Afghanistan have been subjected to aerial targeting,” he stated.

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said Pakistan’s strikes focused on military installations and terrorist bases, clarifying that Kabul’s Green Zone was not targeted during the operation.

Speaking to Geo News, Tarar said Afghan Taliban military facilities had been completely destroyed, adding that the situation was still evolving.

He said Afghan Taliban forces had attempted skirmishes and cross-border firing in Khyber and Chitral but lacked the capacity for conventional warfare.

The minister noted a noticeable change in tone from the Afghan Taliban since the previous day.

Tarar maintained that Operation Ghazab lil-Haq would continue as long as it was necessary to neutralise threats against Pakistan. He said Pakistan had exercised patience and restraint despite repeated attacks, asserting that evidence linked recent terrorist incidents to Afghanistan.

Referring to attacks in Islamabad and Bannu, he said all such incidents were connected to elements operating from Afghan territory.

According to security officials, Pakistan’s armed forces carried out coordinated retaliatory strikes on multiple Afghan Taliban positions along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in response to what they described as unprovoked aggression.

Targets reportedly included the Ariana military complex, Dabgai check post, a police headquarters, and the Zakarkhel post. Sources said the intensity of the strikes forced Afghan Taliban personnel to abandon several positions.

Pakistani troops also reportedly seized an Afghan military vehicle during the engagements.

Security sources confirmed that another Afghan checkpost near the Mohmand sector was destroyed as part of continued countermeasures against cross-border firing.

Officials said operations were being conducted in line with international law and were limited strictly to Afghan military targets, reaffirming the armed forces’ commitment to safeguarding national sovereignty.

The latest developments follow earlier Pakistan Air Force strikes in Afghanistan’s Laghman province, where militant infrastructure, including an arms depot and key Afghan Border Force facilities, was targeted.

Security sources stressed that Operation Ghazab lil-Haq remains ongoing and will continue until all objectives are achieved, underscoring Pakistan’s resolve to defend its borders against any aggression.