27.02.2026 06:40
Conflicts between Pakistan and Afghanistan continued throughout the night. Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar claimed that 133 people were killed and more than 200 were injured on the Afghan side during the operations. Afghanistan's Deputy Spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat stated that 55 Pakistani soldiers were killed in retaliatory operations, and that 23 soldiers' bodies and a large number of weapons were seized.
Mutual attacks continue along the Durand Line, which is considered the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
133 PEOPLE HAVE DIED, OVER 200 INJURED
Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar claimed in a statement on the social media platform of the US-based X company that 133 people have been killed and over 200 injured on the Afghan side during the operations. Tarar indicated that some targets in Kabul, Paktia, and Kandahar were hit, suggesting that the death toll could rise.
9 POINTS CAPTURED
Tarar, who claimed that 27 positions were destroyed and 9 points were captured during the operations, stated that many positions, including the headquarters of two corps and three brigades, as well as more than 80 vehicles and weapons, were destroyed.
"THE TALIBAN HAS TURNED AFGHANISTAN INTO A COLONY OF INDIA"
Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif stated in a post on X that "after the withdrawal of NATO forces, it was expected that peace would be established in Afghanistan and that the Taliban would focus on the interests of the Afghan people and regional peace. However, the Taliban has turned Afghanistan into a colony of India."
"THERE IS NOW OPEN WAR BETWEEN US"
Asif reported that Pakistan is conducting diplomacy to "maintain the situation as normal," but stated that their "patience has run out." Asif expressed, "There is now open war between us."
"55 PAKISTANI SOLDIERS KILLED"
Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi also condemned Afghanistan's attacks in his post on X. According to Tolo News, the Afghan administration's Deputy Spokesman Hamdullah Fitratz claimed that 55 Pakistani soldiers were killed in retaliatory operations, and the bodies of 23 soldiers along with a large number of weapons were seized. Fitratz alleged that a headquarters belonging to the Pakistani army and 19 checkpoints were captured.
Afghan administration spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid reported that comprehensive operations against Pakistani military facilities along the Durand Line had been initiated. Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar also stated that responses would continue against Afghanistan's retaliation.
AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN DISPUTE
The Pakistan Information Ministry announced that after recent bomb attacks in the country, 7 points it described as "terror camps" along the border with Afghanistan were targeted. The Afghan Ministry of Defense stated that a "suitable and measured response would be given at the appropriate time" against Pakistan.
In a statement from the Afghan Red Crescent, it was expressed that 18 people lost their lives and many were injured as a result of Pakistan's attack. Pakistan's Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry reported that approximately 70 terrorists were neutralized in the attacks carried out along the Afghanistan border.
After Afghanistan targeted the 7 points it described as "terror camps," a protest note was delivered to the Afghan Ambassador in Kabul, who was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.