An army soldier stands guard at a deserted entry point at the Friendship Gate, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces, at the border crossing between the two countries, in Chaman, Pakistan, on February 27, 2026. Photo taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Abdul Khaliq Achakzai
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Monday that Pakistani security forces killed 435 Afghan Taliban fighters and destroyed 188 tanks and vehicles during Operation Ghazab Lil Haq, launched in response to “unprovoked measures” from across the border.
Sharing a summary of the Afghan Taliban regime’s losses at 3:00 p.m., Tarar said more than 630 Afghan operatives were injured. He added that 188 tanks and armored vehicles were destroyed during the operation, 31 Afghan outposts were captured and 51 locations across Afghanistan were successfully attacked in airstrikes.
Tarar described the operation as a decisive response to aggression, underlining the magnitude of the losses inflicted on the Afghan Taliban regime.
✅Operation Ghazb lil Haq
✅Update 1500 hours March 2✅ Summary of Afghan Taliban losses
▪️435 dead,
▪️630 + Injured
▪️188 Check Destroyed Posts
▪️31 posts captured,
▪️188 tanks, armored vehicles and artillery guns destroyed
▪️51 locations throughout Afghanistan effectively…– Attaullah Tarar (@TararAttaullah) March 2, 2026
The latest escalation of tensions between the two countries follows a series of tit-for-tat actions over the past year.
Pakistan previously carried out airstrikes against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) camps and the Islamic State’s Khorasan province inside Afghanistan after a wave of attacks in Pakistan, including a suicide bombing in Islamabad. Pakistani security sources said more than 80 terrorists were killed in those attacks. The attacks prompted attacks by Afghanistan along the border, sparking the latest round of open conflict.
Islamabad has long maintained that TTP leaders operate from Afghan territory, a charge Kabul has repeatedly denied.
Tensions also rose after a series of explosions in Kabul on October 9 last year. Taliban forces subsequently attacked areas along the border with Pakistan, prompting Islamabad to respond with cross-border bombings. The exchanges caused casualties and damage to infrastructure on both sides and led to the suspension of trade after the closure of border crossings on October 12, 2025.
