{"id":13021,"date":"2026-02-22T01:33:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T01:33:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13021"},"modified":"2026-02-22T01:33:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T01:33:54","slug":"pakistan-carries-out-strikes-in-afghanistan-after-spate-of-suicide-attacks-pakistan-taliban-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13021","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan carries out strikes in Afghanistan after spate of suicide attacks | Pakistan Taliban News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">4 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s military has carried out air strikes in Afghanistan, targeting what it called \u201ccamps and hideouts\u201d belonging to armed groups behind a spate of recent attacks, including a suicide bombing that killed dozens of worshippers at a Shia mosque in Islamabad.<\/p>\n<p>There was no immediate comment from Afghanistan\u2019s Taliban government, but Afghan sources told Al Jazeera the strikes on Sunday hit two border provinces.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The sources said a drone strike hit a religious school in the Paktika province, and that attacks also took place in Nangarhar province.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, in a statement on X, said the country\u2019s military conducted \u201cintelligence-based, selective operations\u201d against seven camps and hideouts belonging to the Pakistan Taliban, also known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and its affiliates.<\/p>\n<p>An affiliate of the Islamic State group was also targeted in the border region, it said.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry said it had \u201cconclusive evidence\u201d that recent attacks in Islamabad, as well as in the northwestern Bajaur and Bannu districts, were perpetrated by fighters \u201con behest of their Afghanistan-based leadership and handlers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>It said Pakistan has repeatedly urged the Taliban government to take action to prevent armed groups from using Afghan territory to launch attacks, but that Kabul has failed to \u201cundertake any substantive action\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan \u201chas always strived to maintain peace and stability in the region\u201d, it added, but said the safety and security of Pakistani citizens remained its top priority.<\/p>\n<p>The Pakistani air strikes on Afghanistan came hours after a suicide bomber targeted a security convoy in the Bannu district of the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing two soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, a suicide bomber, backed by gunmen, rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into the wall of a security post in the nearby Bajaur,\u00a0killing 11 soldiers and a child. Authorities later said the attacker was an Afghan national.<\/p>\n<p>On February 6, another suicide bomber detonated his explosives during noon prayers at the Khadija Tul Kubra mosque in Islamabad\u2019s Tarlai Kalan area, killing at least 31 worshippers and wounding 170 others.<\/p>\n<p>The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack.<\/p>\n<p>While bombings are rare in the heavily guarded capital, the attack on Khadija Tul Kubra was the second\u00a0such attack in three months, raising fears of a return to violence in Pakistan\u2019s major urban centres.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, the Pakistani military said the \u201cplanning, training, and indoctrination for the attack took place in Afghanistan\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In its statement on Sunday, the Pakistani Information Ministry reiterated a call on the international community to press the Taliban to uphold its commitments under the agreement it signed with the United States, in the Qatari capital, Doha, in 2020, to prevent the use of Afghan territory for attacks against other countries.<\/p>\n<p>The ministry said the move was \u201cvital for regional and global peace and security\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight:400\">Pakistan has seen a surge in violence in recent years, much of it blamed on the TTP and outlawed Baloch separatist groups. Islamabad accuses the TTP of operating from inside Afghanistan, a charge the group denies.<\/p>\n<p>The Taliban government has also consistently denied sheltering anti-Pakistan armed groups.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight:400\">Relations between the neighbouring countries have remained tense since October, when deadly border clashes killed dozens of soldiers, civilians and suspected fighters.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight:400\">The violence followed explosions in Kabul, which Afghan officials blamed on Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight:400\">A ceasefire mediated by Qatar on October 19 has largely held, but subsequent talks in Turkiye\u2019s Istanbul failed to produce a formal agreement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this article\u00a0|\u00a04 mins info Pakistan\u2019s military has carried out air strikes in Afghanistan, targeting what it called \u201ccamps and hideouts\u201d belonging to armed groups behind a spate of recent attacks, including a suicide bombing that killed dozens of worshippers at a Shia mosque in Islamabad. 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