684 Khawarij, Afghan Taliban personnel killed as Pakistan targets terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan
- 73 terrorist support infrastructure locations across Afghanistan neutralised via air operations
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar on Sunday provided a comprehensive operational update on Operation Ghazab-lil-Haq, detailing significant losses inflicted upon Fitna al-Khawarij and the Afghan Taliban following precise military engagements.
As per the minister, 684 Khawarij and Afghan Taliban personnel were killed and over 912 others injured in the operation. 229 tanks, armoured vehicles, and artillery guns were also destroyed. Moreover, 252 posts were destroyed; 44 other posts were captured and subsequently demolished.
73 terrorist support infrastructure locations across Afghanistan were effectively neutralised via air operations, he said.
On the night of March 14/15 Pakistan Armed Forces targeted military installations including terrorist hideouts of Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khawarij, the information minister said.
In these attacks, he said, Pakistan’s forces also destroyed technical support infrastructure and equipment storage facility, in Kandahar, that was being used by Afghan Taliban and terrorists against innocent Pakistani civilians.
A tunnel that housed technical equipment of Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khawarij was also destroyed in Kandahar.
Similarly, in Chitral Sector, a terrorist jump of point at Badini Post of Afghanistan was destroyed through ground forces.
Tarar also posted a video that shows precision engagement by Pakistan on those installations and terrorist camps which directly / indirectly supported terrorism from Afghan soil. “No civilian population or infrastructure was targeted as falsely propagated by Afghan regime officials and media,” he stated.