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Pakistan Claims 22 Terrorists Killed in Afghanistan Airstrikes; Taliban Reports Civilian Deaths
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News18•01-10-2026, 11:15
Pakistan Claims 22 Terrorists Killed in Afghanistan Airstrikes; Taliban Reports Civilian Deaths
- •Pakistan announced it killed 22 terrorists in airstrikes targeting Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) hideouts in Afghanistan, part of its campaign against militants.
- •The strikes were conducted at two locations based on credible intelligence, with Pakistan asserting precision and no collateral damage.
- •Afghanistan's Taliban government condemned the strikes, stating they killed nine Afghan civilians, including women and children, and injured 11 others.
- •The incident escalates already strained relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan, marked by mutual accusations of militant sanctuaries and cross-border attacks.
- •Pakistan maintains Afghanistan remains a hub of terrorism and its counter-terrorism campaign, Ghazab lil Haq, will continue to eliminate the threat.
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Pakistan stated that its security forces conducted precision aerial strikes that killed at least 22 terrorists and destroyed large quantities of weapons and ammunition at militant hideouts in Afghanistan.
The Afghan Taliban government strongly condemned the strikes as an act of aggression, stating that the attacks killed nine Afghan civilians—including women and children—injured 11 others, and destroyed three homes.
Pakistan's information ministry announced that the country's counter-terrorism campaign, named Ghazab lil Haq, will continue at full pace to wipe out the menace of terrorism.
