Precision strikes target Taliban depot in Kabul
Precision strikes target Taliban depot in Kabul
Our Correspondent
March 17, 2026
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani armed forces carried out precision strikes on "military installations and terrorist support infrastructure" in Kabul and struck Afghan Taliban and Fitna al-Khawarij positions across the border in the Kurram and Bajaur sectors on Monday.
The information ministry in Islamabad said the military targeted locations in the Afghan capital and the eastern border province of Nangarhar. The ministry vehemently rejected claims by the Kabul regime that the strikes hit a drug treatment centre, killing civilians.
"Pakistani forces carried out successful strikes on Afghan Taliban military installations in Kabul and Nangarhar on the night of March 16," a source said, adding: "The operations effectively destroyed technical support infrastructure and ammunition storage at two locations in Kabul."
Video footage reportedly showed tall flames resulting from secondary detonations after the airstrikes, confirming that a large stockpile of explosives had been targeted, the source said about the strike in the Afghan capital.
In Nangarhar, the source continued, Pakistani forces successfully struck four Taliban military facilities. "During the air operations, adjacent logistical areas, ammunition depots and technical infrastructure were also destroyed."