Pakistani Airstrikes Carried Out on TTP Camps in Afghanistan

PESHAWAR: Pakistani forces carried out airstrikes on four locations, targeting camps of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province, killing and wounding several suspected terrorists, security officials reported on Tuesday night.

Sources said that Pakistani airstrikes targeted TTP camps in the Murgha and Laman areas of Bernal district. Sher Zaman alias Mukhlis Yar reportedly used one of the targeted camps. Commander Abu Hamza, Commander Akhtar Muhammad, and the head of TTP’s media arm, Umar Media, also used it.

In a post on X by the Afghan defence ministry, the IEA regime confirmed reports of the strike carried out by Pakis­tani forces, but claimed that the dead and injured included a number of children and other civilians.

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More information was not available until the time of going to print.

The strikes occurred on the same day a Pakistani delegation visited Kabul. The delegation was led by Special Representative Ambassador Muhammad Sadiq. They met interim Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani and Foreign Minister Amir Muttaqi. The purpose of the visit was to resume diplomatic dialogue after a year-long hiatus.

This news is sourced from Dawn and is intended for informational purposes only