RASC News Agency: According to Pakistan’s Express Tribune, the armed forces of Pakistan have intensified cross-border operations inside Afghanistan under a military campaign called “Operation Ghazab Lil-Haq.” Pakistani security sources say the operation targets infrastructure and logistical facilities linked to the Taliban.
Security officials said Sunday that the operation began on February 26, describing it as a response to repeated attacks that Pakistani authorities claim were organized from Afghanistan’s territory.
In the latest phase, Pakistani forces carried out strikes during the night of March 14–15 against multiple targets in Kandahar Province, an area that Pakistani officials describe as a logistical and support hub for Taliban activities.
According to these sources, the strikes destroyed several hideouts, military installations, equipment warehouses, and technical support centers attributed to Taliban-linked groups. Pakistani officials say these facilities were used to facilitate attacks against Pakistani civilians by militants they refer to as “Fitna al-Khawarij,” a term used in Pakistan’s security discourse for the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan.
A Pakistani security source stated:
“Last night our forces targeted a technical support center and a large weapons depot in Kandahar. An important underground tunnel used to store technical equipment was completely destroyed, and another tunnel containing significant quantities of weapons was also demolished.”
The report also states that Pakistani ground forces conducted an operation in Chitral, targeting a militant launch platform near the Badani border post along the Afghanistan–Pakistan frontier.
According to security officials, the operations used a combination of light and heavy weapons as well as small quadcopter drones, part of Islamabad’s broader effort to curb cross-border militant activity.
Pakistani security sources claim that the operation has inflicted heavy losses on Taliban-linked forces. According to figures released by these sources:
684 fighters killed
More than 912 wounded
252 bases destroyed
44 positions captured and later demolished
They also reported:
229 tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery pieces destroyed
73 facilities linked to Taliban military infrastructure targeted in airstrikes
Pakistani officials say the objective of the campaign is to dismantle militant camps, logistical centers, and support networks allegedly used to organize cross-border attacks. They added that the operation will continue until all military objectives are achieved.
Pakistani authorities insist that only militant-related facilities are being targeted and that no civilian locations have been attacked. The country’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Pakistan rejected claims by Taliban authorities in Kabul that civilians had been targeted, describing such accusations as “baseless propaganda.”
Meanwhile, the Pakistan Army stated that several drones launched from Afghanistan’s territory toward Pakistani cities were intercepted before reaching their targets.
In a statement, the army said:
“On March 13, 2026, the Afghanistani Taliban launched several primitive drones intended to harass the people of Pakistan.”
The military said the drones were neutralized using a combination of electronic warfare and defensive systems. However, debris from the destroyed drones reportedly injured civilians, including two children in Quetta and others in Kohat and Rawalpindi.
Pakistan’s information ministry also rejected a claim by the Taliban defense ministry that a drone strike had successfully hit the city of Wana, stating that the drone was destroyed through electronic interference before causing damage.
Separately, Pakistani police reported that four members of a family were killed in the border district of Bajaur.
Local authorities said a mortar shell apparently fired from the Afghanistan’s side of the border struck a house in the Liti area of Salarzai. The victims were identified as four brothers: Sajid, Ayaz, Riaz, and Muaz. Another individual was seriously injured and transferred to hospital.
These developments come as security relations between Islamabad and the Taliban administration in Kabul have deteriorated sharply in recent months, raising concerns among regional observers that the cross-border confrontation could escalate into a broader conflict between the two neighbors.
