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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Kabul/Islamabad, February 27 (Xinhua) — Pakistan launched airstrikes on parts of Kabul, southern Kandahar, and Paktia Province in eastern Afghanistan. There were no reports of civilian casualties, Afghan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Friday on the social media platform X.
According to him, after the airstrikes, large-scale retaliatory operations were carried out against Pakistani military positions in Kandahar and Helmand.
On Friday morning, the Afghan Ministry of Defense reported that its forces had killed 55 Pakistani soldiers and captured dozens of pieces of equipment during operations. The ministry stated that military operations along the border had now concluded.
According to the Ministry of Defense, eight Afghan servicemen were killed and another 11 were wounded during the clashes.
A Pakistani security source told Xinhua that the country carried out airstrikes on Friday morning against Taliban positions in Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia. The source said the bombings targeted key defense installations.
According to the source, the airstrikes were carried out as part of Operation Ghazab Lil Haq (Wrath of Justice). It was launched after the Afghan Taliban began attacking Pakistani border posts on Thursday evening.
Pakistani Prime Minister Mosharraf Zaidi, the official spokesman, said that 72 Afghan militants were killed, more than 120 were wounded, 16 posts were destroyed, and seven more were captured as a result of retaliatory attacks by Pakistani forces. –0–
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