ISLAMABAD: Pakistan struck logistics bases and camps of suspected militants in three Afghan cities overnight, the information minister said on Friday, adding that more than 650 Afghan Taliban fighters have been killed and 70 sites destroyed since the latest round of clashes began between the two countries last month.
Pakistan launched Operation “Ghazab Lil Haq” — or “Wrath for Truth” — on Feb. 26 after Afghanistan launched attacks against Pakistani border posts. Kabul said the assault was retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes targeting what Islamabad called militant camps inside Afghanistan.
Both forces have since engaged in the worst fighting between them in decades.
Islamabad has long accused the Taliban government of allowing militant groups, including the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), to operate from Afghan soil, a charge Kabul denies.
“Summary of Fitna Al Khawarij/Afghan Taliban losses: 663 killed, 887+ injured, 249 check posts destroyed,” Information Minister Ataullah Tarar said in a post on X.
