Pakistan launched cross-border attacks on Thursday evening under Operation Ghazab lil-Haq in response to “unprovoked firing” by the Afghan Taliban in several areas. The operation follows alleged attacks on multiple border posts in Pakistan, with senior ministers confirming a massive counteroffensive is underway.Pakistan Information Minister Attaullah Talal said that at least 133 Afghans Taliban During the operation, agents were killed and more than 200 injured. minister of defense Khawaja Asif It stated that the armed forces were reacting strongly to the aggression of the Taliban in Afghanistan.Talal said, “The Afghan Taliban’s defense targets in Kabul, Paktia and Kandahar were attacked, which may cause further casualties.” He added that at least 27 posts of the Afghan Taliban regime were destroyed and another 9 posts were captured.
what is operation ghazab Lil Huck?
Operation Ghazab Lear Haq was a retaliatory military operation launched by Pakistan in response to alleged cross-border attacks. It translates as “righteous wrath.”Officials said the operation targeted key military installations and defensive positions of the Afghan Taliban.Talal said that the air strikes destroyed 2 military headquarters, 3 brigade headquarters, 2 ammunition depots, 1 logistics base, 3 battalion headquarters, 2 district headquarters and more than 80 tanks, artillery and armored vehicles.State broadcaster PTV News reported that the Pakistani air force struck key Taliban military installations in Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia. The Afghan Defense Ministry responded by saying that 55 Pakistani soldiers were killed in retaliatory actions along the Durand Line, the 2,611-kilometer border between the two countries that Afghanistan has never officially recognized.The ministry said in a press release that the operation was launched at 8 pm on the 9th of Ramadan (February 26) in response to the violation of Afghan territory by Pakistani troops a few days ago.“A few days ago, the Pakistani military brazenly violated Afghan territory, breached our borders and resulted in the martyrdom of women and children,” the statement said.The Defense Ministry said Afghan forces attacked Pakistani military posts along the Durand Line near Paktika, Paktia, Khost, Nangarhar, Kunar and Nuristan provinces.The statement further stated that the four-hour operation resulted in the destruction of two Pakistani military bases and 19 posts, while soldiers fled from four other posts. The Ministry of Defense also claimed that an enemy tank was destroyed and a large military transport vehicle was captured.
