US EditionTaliban Reel From Pakistani Blitzkrieg After Border Aggression
Pakistan's Operation Ghazab Lil Haq targets Afghan Taliban hideouts after unprovoked border fire, killing at least 36 militants and thwarting multiple Taliban advances, officials said.
- On Thursday, Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab Lil Haq in response to alleged cross-border firing, and Defence Minister Khawaja Asif confirmed it killed over 130 Taliban fighters.
- Responding to cross-border fire, Islamabad said the offensive was necessary after alleged unprovoked Taliban firing across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Thursday and follows a border closure since Oct 12 last year.
- The Pakistan Air Force and ground units struck targets, destroying two corps headquarters, three brigade headquarters, more than 80 tanks and armoured vehicles, and 27 Taliban posts, with nine captured.
- Contested casualty and capture claims emerged between Kabul and Islamabad, with Afghan officials claiming up to 55 Pakistani soldiers killed and posts captured, while Pakistan denies these figures.
- Recent history shows deadly exchanges and a closed border since Oct 12 last year, with last October's clashes killing 23 Pakistani soldiers and more than 200 Taliban along the Durand Line.
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