Pakistan’s armed forces carried out overnight strikes targeting terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan’s Kandahar region and the Chitral sector near the border. The operations destroyed a tunnel, technical infrastructure and storage facilities allegedly used by the Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khawarij.
Information Minister Ataullah Tarar shared the details of the operation on social media. He said the strikes were conducted during the night of March 14 and 15 as part of Operation Ghazab-Lil-Haq.
✅Operation Ghazb-lil-Haq
— Attaullah Tarar (@TararAttaullah) March 15, 2026
✅Update 1600 hours 15 March
✅Summary of Fitna Al Khawarij / Afghan Taliban losses
▪️684 Killed,
▪️912+ Injured
▪️252 Posts destroyed
▪️44 Posts captured and destroyed
▪️229 tanks, armoured vehicles, artillery guns destroyed
▪️73 terrorists and… pic.twitter.com/Q2D3KNJpfi
According to the minister, the targeted locations included terrorist hideouts and military-related installations being used to support attacks against Pakistan. He said the operation destroyed important technical support infrastructure and equipment storage facilities in Kandahar.
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Tarar added that one tunnel housing technical equipment used by the Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khawarij was also destroyed during the strikes.
In the Chitral sector, Pakistani ground forces targeted a terrorist jump off point located at Badini Post in Afghanistan. The post was destroyed to prevent militants from launching cross border attacks.
The minister also shared figures about the damage inflicted during the operation. He said a total of 684 terrorists were killed while more than 912 were injured.
According to Tarar, Pakistani forces destroyed 252 militant posts and captured and demolished 44 more positions.
He further said 229 tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery guns belonging to militant groups were destroyed during the strikes.
The operation also targeted 73 different terrorist locations and support infrastructure sites across Afghanistan, mostly through precision air strikes.
Tarar released a video showing the strikes on installations and camps that were allegedly used to support terrorism from Afghan territory. He stressed that no civilian population or civilian infrastructure was targeted during the operation.
He rejected claims made by Afghan officials and media that civilians were harmed. According to him, such allegations were false.
The latest escalation comes after months of growing tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Pakistan has repeatedly said that leaders of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan operate from Afghan territory.
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Earlier, Pakistan also carried out air strikes against TTP and Islamic State Khorasan Province camps inside Afghanistan following several deadly attacks in Pakistan, including a suicide bombing in Islamabad.
Security sources said more than 80 militants were killed in those earlier strikes.
The situation further worsened after explosions in Kabul last year. Taliban forces later targeted areas along the Pakistan border, which led to cross-border shelling by Pakistan.
These clashes caused casualties and damage on both sides and also disrupted trade when border crossings were closed on October 12, 2025.
