Pakistan Conducts Airstrikes in Eastern Afghanistan Following Recent Attacks, Killing Over 80

Kathmandu. Pakistan has reportedly conducted airstrikes in seven locations across Afghanistan's Nangarhar, Paktika, and Khost provinces. Geo News, citing security sources in Islamabad, reported that more than 80 people were killed in the attacks.

It is reported that Pakistan carried out several attacks in the region in response to the latest suicide attacks. The targeted locations included the Khariji Maulvi Abbas Center in Khost, the Khariji Islam Center and Khariji Ibrahim Center in Nangarhar, and the Khariji Mullah Rahbar and Khariji Mukhlis Yar locations in Paktika.

Earlier, Pakistan's Minister of State for Interior, Talal Chaudhry, had stated that approximately 70 terrorists were neutralized in cross-border operations.

The government stated that the attacks targeted camps associated with 'Fitna al-Khawarij,' the term Pakistani officials use for the banned Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, its affiliates, and the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (Daesh-Khorasan).

Speaking to Geo News program "Geo Pakistan," Chaudhry accused Afghanistan of being a source of terrorism across the border. He mentioned that Pakistan is taking necessary measures for the security of its citizens and that about 70,000 intelligence-based operations have been conducted domestically, resulting in numerous arrests.

Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting called the attacks precise and correct, describing them as a retaliatory response to recent suicide bombings in Islamabad, Bajaur, and Bannu. Islamabad claimed that attacks were organized based on Afghan soil and linked to TTP and Daesh elements.

The strikes reportedly targeted hideouts in the Barmal district of Paktika province, the Khogyani district of Nangarhar province, as well as areas in Ghani Khel, Behsood, and Argoun. Chaudhry referred to the Doha Agreement of 2020, stating that the Afghan Taliban had promised not to allow Afghan soil to be used for terrorism. He also accused the interim administration in Kabul of failing to stop terrorist activities.

He stated that Pakistan has made diplomatic and military efforts to address its security concerns and urged political parties to unite against terrorism.

The latest attacks follow an increase in violence in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces. Tensions between Islamabad and Kabul have reportedly escalated in recent years, particularly since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021.

In October 2025, significant casualties were reported on both sides due to border clashes between the Pakistani military and Afghan Taliban fighters. Despite phased negotiations, both countries continue to struggle to achieve lasting peace.

Meanwhile, Kabul has previously rejected Islamabad's allegations that terrorist groups operate from Afghan territory, stating that Pakistan's security challenges are an internal matter.