Monitoring Desk: Pakistan’s security forces carried out a series of airstrikes targeting Afghan Taliban military installations in Kabul and Nangarhar during the night of March 16 as part of “Operation Ghazab Lil Haq,” according to security sources.
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The strikes reportedly targeted key military-related facilities in the Afghan capital Kabul, where two locations believed to house technical support infrastructure and ammunition storage were destroyed. Security sources said that secondary explosions following the strikes indicated the presence of a large cache of ammunition, suggesting the sites were being used for military logistics.
Video footage circulating after the attacks appears to show large flames and repeated detonations, which officials say confirm that significant quantities of ammunition were stored at the targeted sites.
Security sources rejected claims made by Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid, who alleged that a drug hospital had been targeted in the strikes. Officials described the allegation as “baseless and misleading,” maintaining that the operations were directed strictly at military-related installations.
In a parallel operation in Nangarhar province, Pakistani forces reportedly targeted four separate Afghan Taliban military locations. According to security officials, the strikes destroyed logistical facilities, ammunition depots and technical infrastructure located near the military installations.
Security sources said the operation forms part of a broader counterterrorism campaign and will continue until its stated objectives are achieved.
“Operations under Operation Ghazab Lil Haq will continue until the mission goals are fulfilled,” the sources added.
The reported strikes come amid heightened tensions along the Pakistan–Afghanistan border, where Islamabad has repeatedly expressed concern over militant groups allegedly operating from Afghan territory.
The airstrikes targeted multiple locations in Kabul and Nangarhar, including Taliban military headquarters, warehouses, communications offices and a military outpost on Kabul’s Maranjan Hill. Planes are flying over Kabul and explosions can be heard in both provinces.
A Kabul resident heard five to six explosions, while local sources also confirmed explosions in Nangarhar. The attacks targeted five locations in Kabul and four in Nangarhar. More details are awaited.
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Government of Pakistan Ministry of Information and Broadcasting released following statement
Above claim of this discredited so-called spokesperson of Taliban regime is another misreporting of facts aimed at misleading public opinion.
◼️On night 16 March, Pakistan precisely targeted military installations and terrorist support infrastructure including technical equipment storage and ammunition storage of Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khawarij in Kabul and Nangarhar that were being used against innocent Pakistani civilians. Post strike detonation of stored ammunition being used by Master Terror Proxy also fully contradicts the fake claim.
◼️Pakistan’s targeting is precise and carefully undertaken to ensure no collateral damage is inflicted.
◼️ This misreporting of facts as drug rehabilitation facility seeks to stir sentiments, covering illegitimate support to cross-border terrorism.
◼️The statement is rejected being false and misleading.
