ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s armed forces have intensified Operation Ghazab-ul-Haq, with the Pakistan Air Force reportedly destroying a brigade headquarters of the Afghan Taliban in Kandahar.According to security sources, the air operation targeted the Taliban’s brigade headquarters of the 205 Corps in Kandahar, while the Pakistan Army simultaneously struck and destroyed several ammunition depots belonging to the group.The strikes were part of ongoing retaliatory operations being carried out under Operation Ghazab-lil-Haq.Security sources said the continuing operation has inflicted heavy military losses on the Afghan Taliban as Pakistani forces conducted effective and powerful actions against militant positions.The latest development follows a major airstrike carried out a day earlier on Bagram Airbase, where Pakistan reportedly destroyed an aircraft hangar and two warehouses. Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defence and the New York Times confirmed that the strike was conducted under Operation Ghazab-lil-Haq. The American newspaper reported that Pakistan had successfully targeted the strategically significant airbase, with satellite imagery showing visible damage to an aircraft hangar and warehouse facilities. More than 50 airstrikes have been carried out against military targets inside Afghanistan over the past week alone.Earlier in the operation, Pakistani forces also carried out a successful airstrike in Nangarhar Province, destroying the Khogani base. A day before that, security officials reported retaliatory actions against Taliban positions in Jalalabad, where an ammunition depot and a drone storage facility were destroyed.Meanwhile, citizens in Dera Bugti and Harnai held peaceful rallies expressing solidarity with the Pakistan Army in response to what they described as unprovoked aggression by Afghanistan.Participants in the rallies included members of civil society, local administration officials and residents who gathered in large numbers to demonstrate support for the armed forces. During the demonstrations, participants raised slogans expressing admiration for the Pakistan Army and condemned recent cross-border incursions.
