Pakistan Claims to Have Killed 70 Terrorists in Strikes on Afghanistan

PTI, Feb 22, 2026, Islamabad: Pakistan on Sunday claimed to have killed 70 terrorists in military strikes targeting at least seven militant hideouts in Afghanistan in retaliation for recent rebel attacks in the country.

"Afghanistan has long been exporting terrorism. Pakistan is taking all actions to secure the life and property of its citizens," Pakistan State Minister for Interior Talal Chaudhry said while speaking on Geo News' programme.

Earlier, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting confirmed the strikes in retaliation for the recent suicide bombings in Islamabad, Bajaur, and Bannu, even as Kabul warned of a "necessary and measured response" to the strikes.

In the latest terrorist incident, an army lieutenant colonel and a soldier were killed in a suicide attack in the Bannu area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday.

According to a statement by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Pakistan has conclusive evidence that these acts of terrorism, including one at a Shiite mosque in Islamabad, one each in Bajaur and Bannu, followed by another incident in Bannu on Saturday, were allegedly perpetrated by Khwarij on the behest of their Afghanistan-based handlers.

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