Operation Ghazab Lil Haq enters ninth day as forces target terrorist posts

The armed forces carried out successful actions against the Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khawarij along the Pak-Afghan border in North and South Waziristan on Saturday, destroying several of their posts and forcing the enemy to abandon their positions and flee.

Security sources said that several Afghan Taliban terrorists were killed, while the remaining retreated and fled.

“Afghan Taliban forces have suffered heavy losses due to the effective and powerful response by the Pakistan Army,” they added.

They said Operation Ghazab Lil Haq was still ongoing and would continue until its objectives were achieved.

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“Operation Ghazab Lil Haq” was launched late on February 26 after renewed clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, when Afghan Taliban forces fired on multiple locations, prompting swift military retaliation.

Pakistan has repeatedly accused Afghanistan of failing to act against terrorist groups responsible for attacks inside the country, an allegation rejected by the Afghan Taliban government.

The recent fighting has affected several Afghan provinces and marks the worst violence since clashes in October that left more than 70 people dead on both sides. Land border crossings between the two countries have largely remained shut since then.

On Friday, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said in a post on X that 527 Afghan Taliban operatives had been killed and more than 755 injured during the ongoing operation.

He added that 237 check posts had been destroyed and 38 others captured by Pakistani security forces, while 205 tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery guns had also been destroyed.

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Earlier this week, Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff Syed Asim Munir said all necessary measures would be taken to neutralise the threat of terrorism emanating from across the border.

He said the use of Afghan soil for acts of terrorism was unacceptable and that lasting peace between the two countries would only be possible if the Afghan Taliban renounced support for terrorism and militant organisations.

Security officials said Operation Ghazab Lil Haq against terrorist networks in Afghanistan would continue until credible guarantees were provided that terrorism would no longer be supported from across the border.

Relations between Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban have been at their lowest level since the group returned to power in Afghanistan four years ago. Islamabad has long maintained that TTP leaders operate from Afghan territory, a claim repeatedly denied by Kabul.

Tensions also escalated after a series of explosions in Kabul on Oct 9 last year. Taliban forces subsequently targeted areas along Pakistan’s border, prompting Islamabad to respond with cross-border shelling.

The exchanges caused casualties and infrastructure damage on both sides and led to the suspension of trade after border crossings were closed on Oct 12, 2025.