Key Points
- More than 665 injured, according to official update
- 188 check posts destroyed and 31 captured
- 192 tanks, armed vehicles and artillery guns destroyed
- Air strikes effectively targeted 56 locations across Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Tuesday that 464 Afghan Taliban 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 3 detailing what he described as significant losses inflicted on Afghan Taliban positions inside Afghanistan.
✅Operation Ghazb lil Haq
✅Update 1600 hours 3 March✅Summary of Afghan Taliban losses
▪️464 Killed,
▪️665 + Injured
▪️188 Check posts destroyed
▪️31 Posts captured,
▪️192 tanks, armoured vehicles, artillery guns destroyed
▪️56 locations across Afghanistan effectively…— Attaullah Tarar (@TararAttaullah) March 3, 2026
According to the minister, more than 665 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 192 tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery pieces have been destroyed.
Additionally, 56 locations across Afghanistan were struck through precision air operations.
The minister in another post on X said security forces successfully repelled attacks by Afghan Taliban operatives across multiple locations in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, killing 67 Afghan Taliban and injuring dozens of others.
He said the Afghan Taliban launched physical attacks on 16 locations in northern Balochistan, including Qilla Saifullah, Noshki, and Chaman districts, while engaging troops in fire raids at 25 additional locations.
These assaults were effectively repulsed, leaving 27 Afghan Taliban killed and dozens wounded.
One soldier of FC Balochistan North was martyred defending the country, and five soldiers sustained injuries, he said.
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Afghan Taliban attempted a physical attack at one location and carried out fire raids on 12 sites, all of which were successfully repelled without any casualties.
The minister added that 40 Afghan Taliban were killed during overnight operations in the province.
Special Update 1000 hours 3 March: Operation Ghazb lil Haq
In Balochistan:
▪️Afghan Taliban resorted to physical attack on 16 locations in Northern Balochistan in Qilla Saifullah, Noshki and Chaman Districts while engaging our troops on 25 locations in fire raid.
▪️The…
— Attaullah Tarar (@TararAttaullah) March 3, 2026
Operation Ghazb lil Haq was initiated after what officials described as an unprovoked cross-border assault by Taliban fighters.
Authorities said the operation is still underway and aims to dismantle terrorist infrastructure that threatens Pakistan’s national security.
Earlier, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said in Kabul that the Afghan authorities were willing to defuse tensions through negotiations.
“The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan wants to resolve this matter through dialogue,” he stated.
Islamabad termed the military action an “immediate and effective” response to terrorist attacks allegedly launched from Afghan territory.
The escalation marks another chapter in the long-strained relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Pakistani officials have repeatedly accused Afghanistan’s Taliban administration of providing safe haven to senior figures of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claiming the group uses Afghan soil to orchestrate and carry out cross-border attacks.
The United Nations has also highlighted reported links between the TTP and Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities in past assessments.
Islamabad maintains that lasting peace in the region hinges on concrete steps to eliminate terrorist sanctuaries and prevent militant groups based in Afghanistan from staging attacks across the border.
