Pakistan’s military continued its operations against Afghan Taliban and affiliated militant groups under Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar reported on March 4.

The Taliban have suffered 481 fatalities and more than 696 injuries so far. The army has destroyed 226 check posts, captured 35 posts, and neutralised 198 tanks, armoured vehicles, and artillery guns. Airstrikes have targeted 56 locations across Afghanistan, Tarar said.

State broadcaster Radio Pakistan reported that in the Chaman sector, the army conducted an Intelligence-Based Operation (IBO) against an armed Taliban group. 

Reports quoted security sources as saying that one Afghan Taliban fighter was killed, while three others were captured alive but wounded. The area was cordoned off and cleared, with security further tightened.

In the latest phase of the operation, hideouts at 50 different locations were destroyed using heavy weapons. Operations were carried out in the Qila Saifullah, Chaman, Sambaza, Ghudwana, Jani, and Ghaznali sectors, with Afghan Taliban, Fitna al-Khawarij, and Fitna al-Hindustan reportedly suffering significant human and material losses.

Separately, an infiltration attempt near Torkham was foiled, with an Afghan Taliban ringleader and his associates killed while attempting to cross the border.

The ongoing operations follow previous strikes inside Afghanistan targeting camps linked to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Islamic State Khorasan, carried out after a series of attacks inside Pakistan, including a suicide bombing in Islamabad.