Pakistan Targets Kabul Airport, Kandahar, Bagram Airbase And More: 10 Strikes In Afghanistan Today

Last Updated:March 01, 2026, 18:16 IST

Sources said Pakistan targeted critical infrastructure, high-value strategic bases, and military installations in Afghanistan, with significant activity reported over capital Kabul

Pakistan intensified its aerial offensive against the Taliban regime as part of ‘Operation Ghazab Lil-Haq’ on Sunday, launching a strikes across Afghanistan on the third day of the conflict between the two neighbouring countries.

According to sources, Pakistani fighter jets targeted critical infrastructure, high-value strategic bases, and military installations in multiple Afghan provinces, with significant activity reported over capital Kabul.

Security sources told News18 the strikes specifically targeted the vicinity of Kabul airport and the Afghan ministry of interior, with massive explosions reported in the corridor between these two vital locations. Simultaneously, the historic Bagram airbase, once the hub of international military operations, was a primary target.

The offensive has reportedly dealt a severe blow to the Taliban’s operational capabilities. In a separate engagement, Pakistani forces successfully destroyed the Taliban’s top operational base at Torkham.

The sources said a high number of Taliban fighters were killed in these strikes, including several senior members of the regime. While the Taliban assesses its losses, Pakistani authorities are also calculating damages reported on their side of the border.

There were 10 confirmed strikes conducted by Pakistan across Afghanistan:

• Kabul: Strikes targeting areas near the airport and the interior ministry
• Bagram Airbase: Extensive bombing of the strategic military facility
• Laghman: Attacks on a security camp and various military installations
• Laghman: Strikes on the Aleengar Baraghan Baba base.
• Nangarhar: Destruction of a prominent television tower
• Nangarhar: Strikes on the Torkham commissioner office and the border administration office
• Nangarhar: Raids on a purported Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) hideout.
• Khost: Precision hits on the security command and Taliban police headquarters
• Paktia: Aerial bombardment of the historic Bala Hissar Fort
• Kandahar: A targeted strike on a residence believed to belong to the Taliban supreme leader, Mullah Hibatullah.

The sources said a primary objective of ‘Operation Ghazab Lil-Haq’ appears to be the systematic elimination of leftover American weaponry and high-value infrastructure currently used by the Taliban and various militant groups. Pakistani fighter jets successfully targeted and destroyed weapons depots built by the United States during its tenure in Afghanistan, specifically those located near the Kabul airport and within the Bagram airbase.

In response to the early morning onslaught, Afghan authorities deployed anti-aircraft fire over the capital in an attempt to repel the Pakistani jets. Zabiullah Mujahid, the Afghan Taliban spokesman, confirmed the strikes in a statement on X acknowledging the “anti-Pakistani aircraft attacks" and saying “air defence operations are being carried out in Kabul". He urged residents not to be concerned, despite the significant casualties and structural damage being assessed by local authorities.

Beyond the aerial campaign, Pakistani and Afghan Taliban fighters are currently engaged in intense border skirmishes across multiple sectors of the Durand Line.

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