Afghanistan said its air force carried out a series of strikes inside Pakistan targeting alleged ISIS hideouts and militant facilities in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, marking a significant escalation in cross-border security operations.
In a statement posted on X, the Afghanistan Ministry of Defense said the strikes were conducted overnight against locations that had allegedly been used to plan and coordinate attacks on Afghanistan. Kabul claimed the sites operated with the support of "certain hostile intelligence circles" and had served as bases for several deadly attacks in the past.
According to the ministry, the operation targeted locations in the Gulistan area of Qila Abdullah district and the Shakar Ab Jungle Gardi area of Chagai district in Balochistan province. The statement said facilities allegedly used jointly by ISIS militants and other hostile groups were successfully struck.
Afghanistan also said it targeted an ISIS-Khorasan facility in the Qamber Khel area of Orakzai Agency in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which it described as a location frequented by several senior leaders of the group.
"According to preliminary information, all pre-designated high-value targets were successfully struck during the operation," the ministry said.
Emphasising its security posture, the ministry added: "Afghanistan will no longer tolerate any threat to its security and stability. The country remains firmly committed to employing all available capabilities and resources to detect, neutralize, and eliminate any threat."
The claims have not been independently verified, and there was no immediate response from Pakistani authorities.
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