Key Points
- More than 630 injured, according to official update
- 188 check posts destroyed and 31 captured
- 188 tanks, armed vehicles and artillery guns destroyed
- Air strikes effectively targeted 51 locations across Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Monday that 435 Afghan Taliban fighters have been killed in the ongoing military response under Operation Ghazb lil Haq.
According to the minister, Islamabad continues retaliatory action following cross-border attacks by terrorists and Afghan forces.
In a post on X, Tarar shared an update on March 2 detailing what he described as significant losses inflicted on Afghan Taliban positions inside Afghanistan.
✅Operation Ghazb lil Haq
✅Update 1500 hours 2 March✅ Summary of Afghan Taliban losses
▪️435 Killed,
▪️630 + Injured
▪️188 Check posts destroyed
▪️31 Posts captured,
▪️188 tanks, armoured vehicles, artillery guns destroyed
▪️51 locations across Afghanistan effectively…— Attaullah Tarar (@TararAttaullah) March 2, 2026
According to the minister, more than 630 terrorists have been injured since the start of the operation. He added that security forces have destroyed 188 check posts and captured 31 positions during coordinated ground and aerial engagements.
The update further stated that 188 tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery pieces have been destroyed. Additionally, 51 locations across Afghanistan were struck through precision air operations.
Operation Ghazb lil Haq was launched following an unprovoked Taliban attack from across the border. Officials said the operation remains ongoing and is focused on dismantling terrorist infrastructure posing a threat to Pakistan’s security.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid had earlier said in Kabul that the authorities were ready to resolve the crisis through dialogue.
“The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan want to resolve this matter through dialogue,” Mujahid said.
Pakistan described the operation as an “immediate and effective” response to terrorist attacks originating from across the border.
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The latest escalation follows years of strained relations between Islamabad and Kabul.
Pakistan has repeatedly accused Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities of harbouring leaders of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist group, who Islamabad says use Afghan territory as a safe haven to plan and launch cross-border terror attacks.
The United Nations has previously reported links between the TTP and Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities.
Islamabad has said that durable peace depends on concrete measures to curb terrorism and prevent cross-border violence by Afghanistan-based terrorist groups.
