Pakistan’s armed forces have intensified Operation Ghazab-ul-Haq, with the Pakistan Air Force reportedly destroying a brigade headquarters of the Afghan Taliban in Kandahar, 24NewsHD TV channel reported on Thursday.
According to security sources, the air operation targeted the Taliban’s brigade headquarters of the 205 Corps in Kandahar, while the Pakistan Army simultaneously struck and destroyed several ammunition depots belonging to the group.
The strikes were part of ongoing retaliatory operations being carried out under Operation Ghazab-lil-Haq.
Security sources said the continuing operation has inflicted heavy military losses on the Afghan Taliban as Pakistani forces conducted effective and powerful actions against militant positions.
The latest development follows a major airstrike carried out a day earlier on Bagram Airbase, where Pakistan reportedly destroyed an aircraft hangar and two warehouses. Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defence and the New York Times confirmed that the strike was conducted under Operation Ghazab-lil-Haq.
The American newspaper reported that Pakistan had successfully targeted the strategically significant airbase, with satellite imagery showing visible damage to an aircraft hangar and warehouse facilities.
According to 24NewsHD, more than 50 airstrikes have been carried out against military targets inside Afghanistan over the past week alone.
Earlier in the operation, Pakistani forces also carried out a successful airstrike in Nangarhar Province, destroying the Khogani base. A day before that, security officials reported retaliatory actions against Taliban positions in Jalalabad, where an ammunition depot and a drone storage facility were destroyed.
Meanwhile, citizens in Dera Bugti and Harnai held peaceful rallies expressing solidarity with the Pakistan Army in response to what they described as unprovoked aggression by Afghanistan.
Participants in the rallies included members of civil society, local administration officials and residents who gathered in large numbers to demonstrate support for the armed forces. During the demonstrations, participants raised slogans expressing admiration for the Pakistan Army and condemned recent cross-border incursions.
Pakistan Army targets 41 posts
Meanwhile, the Pakistan Army's effective ground and air operations against Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khwarij continued and the Army has targeted 41 posts of Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khwarij with small and heavy weapons on the night intervening between March 4 and 5, said security sources.
The Pakistan Army conducted these operations in border areas adjacent to Chaman Sector, Zhob Sector, Qilla Saifullah, and Nushki Sector.
During these operations, reports indicated heavy casualties and financial losses to Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khwarij, security sources said.
Operations under Ghazab lil Truth will continue until the complete achievement of set targets, the security sources added.
Reporter: Ahmad Mansoor