A Pakistani Minister on Sunday (March 1, 2026) announced that the operation against the Afghan Taliban was continuing, refuting social media reports about the conclusion of the blitz. Federal Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Dr. Tariq Fazal Chaudhry refuted reports that Pakistan halted its operations, saying that “false and fabricated news is being spread on social media that Pakistan has stopped its operations against Afghanistan”.
“The reality is the opposite. In view of the current regional situation, the sharing of PAF and drone footage with the media has been temporarily suspended. The purpose of this decision is to safeguard national security and operational strategy, not to prevent operations,” he wrote on X.
Months of cross-border clashes have flared since Thursday (February 26, 2026) when Afghanistan launched an offensive along the frontier, with Pakistani forces hitting back on the border and from the skies.
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“Anti-aircraft fire is being directed at Pakistani aircraft in Kabul,” Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Sunday (March 1), referring to guns being fired overhead. Pakistan acknowledged bombing key cities on Friday (February 27), including Kabul and Kandahar, which is home to Afghanistan’s supreme leader. Pakistan bombed major cities in Afghanistan. including the capital Kabul, on Friday (February 27, 2026), with Islamabad’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif declaring the neighbours at “open war” following months of tit-for-tat clashes.
