The Ministry of Information says only Fitna al Khwarij and Afghan Taliban terror infrastructure are precisely targeted
A Pakistani army tank stands at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman on February 27, 2026, following cross-border fighting between the two countries overnight. Photo: AFP
The Information Ministry on Sunday rejected the Afghan government’s claims of over 750 civilian deaths in clashes with Pakistan, calling them a “set of lies”.
Earlier today, Kabul claimed that more than 750 Afghan civilians had been killed in clashes with Pakistan. In a statement released on X, Afghan government deputy spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said more than 27,000 families had been displaced across the country since February.
Fitrat claimed that 761 civilians were killed, another 621 were injured and 27,407 families were displaced between 22 February and 4 April.
During this period, he claimed, the Pakistani military fired nearly 15,000 missiles, mortars and artillery shells at parts of several neighboring provinces, including the capital Kabul, and destroyed over 1,100 homes.
In response to the Afghan government’s claims, the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting fact-check stated: “The so-called spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat has again come up with a set of lies. It is well established that Pakistan has only undertaken precise targeting of Fitna al Khwarij and Afghan Taliban’s terrorist infrastructure in Afghanistan.”
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It added that details of precise airstrikes, including the destruction and capture of positions, equipment and the number of members of the Afghan Taliban regime and Fitna al-Khwarij terrorists killed or injured were regularly updated with footage of the attacks available for verification, rather than “concocted infographics by a usual propagandist regime”.
“On the contrary, the whole world is witnessing the terrorist attacks carried out by the Indian-sponsored Afghan Taliban regime and its proxies, such as the recent cowardly attack in Domail, Bannu, where 10 civilians, including women and children, were martyred,” the ministry said.
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It further said that Fitrat and other “regime mouthpieces” were known to frequently circulate fake, old and even AI-generated propaganda videos and claims which, it alleged, were amplified by Indian-backed propaganda networks.
Fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan, which started in October, has killed dozens of people on both sides, with Afghans taking the brunt.
Islamabad accuses the Afghan Taliban of harboring militants who launch attacks in Pakistan, although Kabul denies this, calling the militancy its neighbor’s domestic problem.
Operation Ghazab Lil Haq resumed after a temporary pause in deference to Eidul Fitr celebrations and requests from Islamic countries. The break ended at midnight between March 23 and 24. The operation was launched over a month ago in retaliation for the Afghan Taliban forces firing at several locations. Islamabad said its airstrikes in February that triggered the escalation were targeting terrorists.
