Pakistan Attacks Afghanistan, 80 Tanks Destroyed

ILLUSTRATION UNSPLASH/Burhan Ahmad

JAKARTA - Pakistan launched air raids on several provinces in Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia in Afghanistan, but there were no reports of casualties.

"The cowardly Pakistani military has carried out airstrikes in several areas of Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia; fortunately, there are no reports of casualties," said Afghan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, quoted by Sputnik, Friday, February 27.

At the same time, the spokesperson for the Prime Minister of Pakistan for Foreign Media, Mosharraf Zaidi, said the number of Afghan forces killed in border clashes with Pakistan had risen to 133.

"A total of 133 Afghan Taliban members were confirmed dead, more than 200 were injured. It is estimated that more casualties were caused in attacks on military targets in Kabul, Paktia, and Kandahar. A total of 133 Afghan Taliban posts have been destroyed, and nine others have been seized," Zaidi wrote on X.

He added that more than 80 Afghan tanks, artillery guns, and armored personnel carriers have been destroyed.

Last week, Pakistan launched air raids on Afghanistan's Nangarhar and Paktika provinces, which Afghan authorities said killed and wounded dozens of civilians, including women and children.

On Thursday (26/2) evening local time, Afghanistan announced that it had launched a large-scale military operation against Pakistani forces along the border in response to the bombing.