Armed forces destroy terrorist camps, support infrastructure in Afghanistan: security sources

In overnight strikes on Friday against terrorists and Afghan Taliban targets, the armed forces destroyed training camps and support infrastructure in Afghanistan, said security sources.

“Pakistan’s Armed Forces have carried out successful airstrikes inside Afghanistan as part of the ongoing Operation Ghazab Lil Haq,” confirmed security sources.

According to security sources, the headquarters of the Afghan Taliban 313 Corps, along with its associated infrastructure and an ammunition depot, were destroyed.

In Kandahar, the Tarawo terrorist training camp was struck along with an oil storage facility.

The armed forces also carried out strikes against the Sher-e-Nau terrorist camp, located in the Paktia province, added the security sources.

According to TRT World, Afghan authorities said the strikes were carried out in Kabul and several border provinces.

The development comes as Pakistan continues with Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, which was launched in late February following unprovoked firing by the Afghan Taliban from across the border.

Islamabad has repeatedly accused Kabul of providing space to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021. UN monitoring reports over the past two years have noted the TTP’s presence in eastern Afghanistan, though the Taliban deny offering support.

Last Friday, Infor­m­ation Minister Attaullah Tarar said that 527 Afghan Taliban operatives had been killed and more than 755 injured du­­ring the ongoing Opera­tion Ghazab lil-Haq.

In a post on X summarising Afghan Taliban losses, he said that 237 check posts had been destroyed, while 38 posts were captured and subsequently destroyed.

In another post on Wednesday, he raised the number of those killed to 641, while 243 check posts were destroyed.

Last week, security sources said that operations along the Pak-Afghan border in North and South Waziri­stan by security forces had killed multiple Afghan Taliban and destroyed several terrorist posts.

According to the sources, the army conducted a successful operation against the Afghan Taliban and Fitna al Khawarij in the region, destroying many of their posts and forcing militants to abandon their positions and flee. Fitna al Khawarij is a term the state uses for terrorists belonging to the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan.

Meanwhile, several Afghan Taliban posts were destroyed during an aerial operation carried out by the armed forces along the Pak-Afghan border in North Waziristan, security sources added.