More than 300 Afghan Taliban fighters were killed in the latest airstrikes and border clashes, according to Pakistan officials.
Pakistan says hundreds of Afghan Taliban fighters killed
More than 300 Afghan Taliban fighters were killed in the latest airstrikes and border clashes, according to Pakistan officials. Meanwhile, the Taliban claimed to have shot down a Pakistani jet.
Taliban soldiers pose as they stand on a Humvee, following exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces, in Momand Dara, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan
Pakistan reported hundreds of Taliban casualties, but it is difficult to verify the warring sides’ claimsImage: REUTERS
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Pakistan and Afghanistan continued to exchange strikes on Saturday, offering conflicting reports on their progress and discrediting each others’ versions of events.
Pakistan’s Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Saturday that over 331 Afghan Taliban forces had been killed and more than 500 wounded during ongoing airstrikes and clashes with Afghanistan.
He added that air attacks targeted infrastructure and arms stockpiles in 37 locations across Afghanistan. According to the minister, Pakistani forces destroyed more than a hundred Afghan posts, captured 22 others, and destroyed 163 tanks and armored vehicles.
Meanwhile, Pakistan’s state-run media reported that the country’s air force carried out strikes targeting key military installations in several areas of eastern Afghanistan.
Pakistani authorities said that hundreds of residents living near the northwestern Torkham border crossing have sought refuge in safer areas. Pakistan has also recently transported dozens of Afghan refugees waiting at the Torkham crossing to return home to safer locations.Meanwhile, Pakistan’s state-run media reported that the country’s air force carried out strikes targeting key military installations in several areas of eastern Afghanistan.
Pakistani authorities said that hundreds of residents living near the northwestern Torkham border crossing have sought refuge in safer areas. Pakistan has also recently transported dozens of Afghan refugees waiting at the Torkham crossing to return home to safer locations.
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