Pakistan Strikes Seven Terrorist Hideouts in Afghanistan in Major Retaliatory Operation

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s armed forces have carried out large-scale precision airstrikes against seven terrorist camps and hideouts along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, the Ministry of Information confirmed on Sunday. The operation targeted infrastructure belonging to Fitna al-Khwarij (TTP), its allied factions, and Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP).
Strikes were confirmed in the Afghan provinces of Kunar, Paktia, Paktika, Khost, and surrounding areas, with sources reporting dozens of militants killed. Pakistan’s Ministry of Information said the operation was intelligence-based and conducted “with precision and accuracy.”
Islamabad has directly linked the strikes to a recent wave of suicide bombings inside Pakistan — including attacks on an Imambargah in Islamabad and separate incidents in Bajaur and Bannu — stating that the leadership and handlers behind those attacks were operating from Afghan soil.
Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi reiterated Pakistan’s position: “Pakistan very legitimately demands that Afghan territory should not be used for terrorism inside Pakistan. As long as this demand is not met, all options remain on the table.”
The strikes represent the latest and most significant escalation in an intensifying cross-border conflict that has seen repeated Pakistani air operations inside Afghanistan in recent years, amid mounting frustration with the Afghan Taliban’s refusal or inability to curb TTP activity on Afghan soil.
The Afghan Taliban government has not yet issued an official response to the latest strikes. Regional powers including China, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar have previously called for restraint, while the international community watches the volatile Pakistan-Afghanistan border with growing concern.