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March 06 2026
Mid-Level TTP Leaders Eliminated in Pakistani Strikes, Say Security SourcesPeshawar: Mid-level leadership of banned militant outfit, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) alias Fitna al-Khawarij, was eliminated in strikes carried out by Pakistani forces under Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, security sources said on Thursday.
They revealed that the ongoing operation is not directed against the Afghan people but is specifically aimed at eliminating terrorist elements operating in the region. Pakistan is carrying out intelligence-based operations (IBOs) inside Afghanistan and civilians are not being targeted in any way during these operations.
"Our strategy focuses solely on terrorist hideouts, not civilians," the sources said, reiterating that the operations are designed to dismantle militant infrastructure.
Security sources further said that several mid-level leaders of the TTP were killed in recent strikes. They added that more than 50 airstrikes have been carried out so far on positions linked to the Afghan Taliban regime.
Pakistan has achieved its intended targets in Bagram during the ongoing Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, security sources said, adding that key infrastructure used to supply ammunition by the Afghan Taliban regime to militants had been destroyed. The strikes were carried out strictly to achieve operational objectives and were not a response to any particular public statement.
They said Pakistani forces would continue targeting militant positions inside Afghanistan until all operational objectives are met.
Pakistan has so far carried out 58 operations in Afghanistan as part of ongoing counterterrorism efforts, informed security sources.
During these operations, 226 militant check posts have been destroyed, while Pakistani forces have raised their flag over 36 captured posts, they added. - The NewsCourtesy The News
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