Pakistan repeatedly urges Afghan Taliban to stop using Afghan soil for terrorist purposes
Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Attaullah Tarar. PHOTO: APP
Pakistan carried out precision strikes against verified camps of the Kharji Gul Bahadur group along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, killing between 60 and 70 militants, according to Information Minister Attaullah Tarar.
He said the attacks followed multiple cross-border terrorist attempts during a 48-hour ceasefire, which were repelled by security forces. Tarar rejected claims of civilian casualties, calling them “false propaganda.”
He added that Pakistan seeks a resolution through dialogue and hopes that Afghan authorities will curb Indian-backed terrorist groups while reserving the right to defend its territory.
During the effective responses of security forces, more than 100 Kharjis were sent to hell, he added.
Pakistan attacked verified Kharji Gul Bahadur camps in border areas of North and South Waziristan districts along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
During a 48-hour ceasefire, Kharjis operating from Afghanistan attempted to launch multiple terrorist attacks inside Pakistan that were…– Attaullah Tarar (@TararAttaullah) October 18, 2025
Pakistani intelligence sources confirmed the killing of several senior commanders of the Kharji Gul Bahadur group in precision strikes carried out in the Afghan province of Paktika.
According to intelligence reports, those eliminated include Kharji Farman alias Al-Karama, Kharji Sadiqullah Dawar, Kharji Ghazi Madakhel, Kharji Muqarrab, Kharji Qismatullah, Kharji Gulab alias Deewana, Kharji Rehmani, Kharji Adil, Kharji Fazlur Rehman (Gul Bahadur’s uncle), Kharji Aashiqullah alias Kausar and Kharji Younas.
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The group, long associated with cross-border terrorism in Pakistan, has been involved in multiple attacks, causing numerous civilian and military casualties.
Just a day earlier, on October 17, the same group was linked to a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) attack in Khadi, North Waziristan, which killed three women, two children and a soldier, and injured six others.
Another VBIED attack was foiled in Bannu that same night when security forces intercepted the vehicle.
The officials said Pakistan has repeatedly urged the Afghan Taliban to prevent the use of Afghan soil for terrorist acts against Pakistan.
