A total of 219 tanks, armored vehicles and artillery guns were destroyed during the operation
A Pakistani army soldier stands guard at a border terminal in Ghulam Khan, a town in North Waziristan, on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Photo: AFP
ISLAMABAD:
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Wednesday that at least 641 Afghan Taliban militants have been killed and more than 855 wounded during the ongoing operation Ghazab lil Haq, launched in response to what Islamabad described as “unprovoked action” from across the Afghan border.
The operation was launched last month following renewed clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border after Afghan Taliban forces fired at several locations, prompting a swift response from Pakistan.
In an update shared on his official X account, Tarar said security forces had inflicted heavy casualties on terrorist positions across the border during the operation.
According to the minister, 243 checkpoints used by Afghan Taliban operatives have been destroyed so far, while another 42 were captured and subsequently destroyed by Pakistani forces.
A total of 219 tanks, armored vehicles and artillery guns were destroyed during the operation, Tarar added.
He further stated that Pakistani forces were conducting air operations targeting several terrorist sites in Afghanistan.
“Sixty-five locations in Afghanistan were effectively targeted by air,” Tarar said.
