Info minister says 435 Afghan Taliban operatives have been killed

Published March 2, 2026 Updated March 2, 2026 04:32pm

Information Minister Attaullah Tarar has provided an update on Operation Ghazab lil-Haq. He said that 435 Afghan Taliban operatives had been killed while 630 had been injured.

He further stated that 188 checkposts had been destroyed while 31 had been captured. He further said 188 tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery guns had been destroyed while 51 locations across Afghanistan had been targeted by air.

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