Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Wednesday that 641 Afghan Taliban operatives have been killed and more than 855 injured since the launch of Operation Ghazab lil-Haq.

 

In an update shared on his X account, Tarar said that the operation was launched last month after Afghan Taliban forces opened fire at multiple locations along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, prompting a military response from Pakistan.

 

He said that security forces targeted positions used by Afghan Taliban operatives during the course of the operation.

 

According to the minister, 243 check posts used by the group have been destroyed so far, while 42 others were captured and later demolished by Pakistani forces.

 

Tarar stated that 219 tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery guns were also destroyed during the operation.

 

He further said Pakistani forces carried out air operations targeting sites across Afghanistan.

 

“Sixty-five locations across Afghanistan were effectively targeted by air,” Tarar said.

 

Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have increased in recent weeks after cross-border firing and mortar shelling were reported along several sectors of the frontier, leading to military exchanges between the two sides.