Armed forces have conducted overnight airstrikes inside Afghanistan, targeting infrastructure linked to the Afghan Taliban and the militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) amid the ongoing Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, security sources said on Friday.
“Pakistan’s Armed Forces have carried out successful airstrikes inside Afghanistan as part of the ongoing Operation Ghazab lil-Haq,” security sources said.
According to the sources, Pakistani forces targeted four militant hideouts during the operation, striking facilities believed to be used by Afghan Taliban fighters and militants associated with Fitna al-Khawarij — a term used for the banned TTP.
The sources said Pakistani forces also successfully targeted military installations during the strikes, expanding the scope of the operation beyond militant hideouts.
The headquarters of the Afghan Taliban 313 Corps in Kabul, along with its associated infrastructure and an ammunition depot, were destroyed.
In Kandahar, Pakistani airstrikes targeted the Tarawo militant camp, while another strike hit the Sher-e-Nau terrorist camp in Paktia province, according to security officials.
The operation also destroyed an airfield’s oil storage site in Kandahar along with its adjoining logistics infrastructure, the sources said, describing the strikes as aimed at weakening militant operational capabilities.
The security sources added that the strikes, carried out under “Operation Ghazab lil-Haq”, will continue until the set objectives are achieved.
Pakistan has witnessed a rise in cross-border terrorist activity, particularly in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces, which share a border with Afghanistan, since the Taliban regained control of Afghanistan in 2021.
In response to the escalating terror incidents, Pakistan launched "Operation Ghazab lil-Haq," during which at least 641 Afghan Taliban fighters have been killed in strikes conducted along the border and inside the neighbouring country.
According to Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, over 855 Afghan Taliban fighters have been injured, 243 checkposts destroyed, 42 captured, and 219 tanks, armoured vehicles, and artillery guns eliminated.
Prior to this operation, Pakistan had also targeted seven terrorist camps and hideouts along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border belonging to Fitna al Khawarij (FAK), its affiliates, and Daesh-Khorasan, in retaliation for recent suicide attacks.
The airstrikes were carried out in Nangarhar, Paktika, and Khost provinces of Afghanistan, the security sources said, adding that more than 80 militants were killed in the airstrikes.
The two countries, back in October 2025, were also engaged in border clashes after the Afghan Taliban and militants launched unprovoked attacks against Pakistan’s border posts.
The resulting clashes led to the killing of over 200 Taliban and affiliated militants, while 23 Pakistani soldiers were martyred defending the motherland.
