Pakistan says it carried out airstrikes on two targets in Afghanistan — Dawn

Pakistan’s Ministry of Information said the country carried out airstrikes on two sites in Afghanistan. The ministry claims the operation was part of the Ghazab lil Haq campaign, aimed at terrorists, their networks and supporters.

Statement on casualties and destroyed weapons

According to Dawn, the Pakistani ministry said preliminary data indicate that 22 people, whom it called terrorists, were killed. The ministry also said that large stockpiles of weapons and ammunition, which it said had been stored in these hideouts, were destroyed.

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Targets in Afghanistan

The ministry claims that the strikes were carried out based on intelligence against camps and hideouts at two locations. Pakistani authorities linked these targets to groups that it refers to in official rhetoric as Fitna al Khawarij, Fitna al Hindustan and their affiliated structures.

Fitna al Khawarij is a term the Pakistani state uses in reference to members of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan group. The ministry said maximum measures were taken during the strikes to avoid collateral losses. The ministry also claims that the threat to Pakistan originates from Afghan territory and said it intends to continue the Ghazab lil Haq campaign.