Pakistani Troops Destroy Afghan Taliban Posts Amid Rising Tensions
Security sources said the operations were part of Operation Ghazab lil-Haq and were launched after Afghan Taliban fire killed one civilian and wounded two others.
- On Wednesday, Pakistani security forces destroyed several Afghan Taliban posts and vehicles in Balochistan's Chaman sector, responding to what officials described as "unprovoked aggression" from the border region.
- These strikes are part of "Operation Ghazab lil-Haq," an ongoing military campaign launched in February against militant groups operating along the Pak-Afghan border following persistent cross-border attacks.
- Operations intensified after Afghan Taliban fire injured three civilians, including two women; forces also struck Pakistani Taliban hideouts near Chaman town to neutralize threats.
- Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi stated that Pakistani forces thwarted "malicious intentions" through timely action, emphasizing a "befitting response" to defend the country's territorial integrity.
- While officials met in China in early April to explore a "comprehensive solution," Islamabad's repeated appeals for Afghanistan to dismantle sanctuaries for the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan remain unheeded.
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In February, Pakistan launched a military operation against terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan, named Operation Ghazab lil Haq (Wrath of Justice). This operation was the final step in multiple failed diplomatic efforts between the two countries, some of which were even mediated by friendly states such as Qatar and Türkiye. Pakistan has faced severe criticism internally and externally for this military action against the sovereign state of Afghani…
Pak strikes Taliban posts, vehicles in Chaman as Afghan border tensions spike
Pakistani troops carried out fresh strikes on Taliban-linked posts and vehicles near Chaman after cross-border shelling. In recent months, violence along the frontier has steadily increased, with both sides trading accusations over cross-border attacks and civilian casualties.
Armed forces destroy Afghan Taliban posts, vehicles in Chaman sector: security sources
Forces have destroyed several Afghan Taliban posts and vehicles in Balochistan’s Chaman sector, security sources said on Wednesday. The operations, part of the ongoing ‘Operation Ghazab lil-Haq’, were a response to the “unprovoked aggression” by Afghan Taliban forces and terrorists on the Pak-Afghan border, according to the sources. Security sources said that the army destroyed several Afghan Taliban posts and vehicles in Chaman “with precision”…
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