The Minister of Information says that an appropriate and aggressive response is being given to the positions of the Afghan Taliban regime
Afghan Taliban fighters patrol near the Afghanistan-Pakistan border in Spin Boldak, Afghanistan’s Kandahar province, on October 15. Photo: Reuters
Four civilians were killed and a five-year-old boy was seriously injured after mortar fire from across the border hit a village in Bajaur district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Sunday, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said.
In a statement published on
✅ March 15, 2026
Attack on innocent civilians by the Afghan Taliban regime in Bajaur
▪️ Today, March 15, 2026, around 3:30 p.m., the Afghan Taliban regime deliberately attacked the civilian population using artillery and mortar fire from across the border in Tabesta Letai, Salarzai… pic.twitter.com/M8PdBra2eN
– Attaullah Tarar (@TararAttaullah) March 15, 2026
Tarar said Pakistani forces had responded to the attack. “An appropriate and aggressive response is being made to the positions and infrastructure of the Afghan Taliban regime responsible for this cowardly act,” he added.
The minister said the four victims (Sajid, Ayaz, Riaz and Muaz) were brothers. He added that residents of the area strongly condemned the attack and expressed their anger at the attacks on civilians.
“This cowardly and heinous deliberate attack on civilians by the Afghan Taliban regime in cohorts with terrorist organizations Fitna-al-Khawarij “It is not only a gross violation of international law and basic human values, but also reflects their deep frustration and desperation as they face severe setbacks on multiple fronts by the Pakistan Armed Forces through targeted attacks on terrorists and supporting infrastructure as part of Operation Ghazab Lil Haq,” he said.
Read more: Security forces destroy technical infrastructure, storage facilities and tunnels in Kandahar
Earlier in the day, while sharing details of Operation Ghazab-Lil-Haq, Tarar said the armed forces had carried out night attacks on terrorist hideouts in Kandahar and the Chitral sector, destroying a tunnel, technical infrastructure and equipment storage facilities used by the Afghan Taliban and Fitna-al-Khawarij.
Operation Ghazab Lil Haq was launched last month following fresh clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, after Afghan Taliban forces fired at multiple locations, prompting swift military retaliation by Pakistan.
Neighboring countries have since escalated hostilities along the border. Clashes intensified after Afghanistan launched a border offensive in response to earlier Pakistani airstrikes on terrorist positions.
