Pakistan strikes seven terrorist camps in Afghanistan's border regions

Sunday, 22 February 2026 | Web Desk

In a decisive response to repeated cross-border terrorism, Pakistan has conducted strikes against seven terrorist hideouts at various locations in Afghanistan, targeting camps belonging to groups responsible for recent suicide bombings inside Pakistani territory.

According to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, investigations into recent suicide attacks in Pakistan have conclusively established the involvement of terrorist leadership and facilitators based in Afghanistan . The terrorists had carried out attacks at an Imam Bargah in Islamabad, as well as in Bajaur and Bannu in recent days.

Groups Operating from Afghan Soil

The ministry’s statement confirmed that responsibility for these attacks was claimed by elements linked to the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) , which the government refers to as Fitna al Khwarij, along with its affiliates and the Daesh Khorasan Province (DKP) .

“Pakistan has conclusive evidence that these terrorist attacks were carried out on the instructions of leadership based in Afghanistan,” the statement said, adding that the strikes were conducted with “precision and accuracy”.

Afghan Media Confirms Strikes

Afghan media outlets have also confirmed Pakistani operations, reporting that Pakistani aircraft targeted areas in Nangarhar and Paktika provinces. According to Tolo News, Pakistani jets conducted multiple airstrikes in the Khogyani district of Nangarhar, as well as in Bermal and Argun in Paktika province. Local sources reported explosions in the Margha area of Bermal district, where a religious seminary was also targeted.

Dunya News reported that terrorist infrastructure was completely destroyed in strikes across Nangarhar’s Khogyani, Khel, and Behsud districts, as well as in Paktia province.

Repeated Warnings Ignored

The Ministry emphasized that Pakistan had repeatedly urged the Afghan Taliban government to take credible action to prevent its territory from being used by terrorist organizations and proxy elements against Pakistan . However, the interim Afghan government failed to take effective action in this regard.

Context of Recent Attacks

The strikes come just a day after a Lieutenant Colonel and a soldier were martyred in a suicide attack on a security forces’ convoy in Bannu . Security sources revealed that the Bannu attack was linked to the Hafiz Gul Bahadar group of Fitna al Khwarij, whose leadership and key commanders are sheltering in Afghanistan. The same group had attacked Bannu Cantonment on March 4, 2025, during Ramadan, in an operation also planned from Afghan soil.

Official Statement

Pakistan expects the interim Afghan government to fulfill its obligations and prevent the use of its soil against Pakistan, and has called on the international community to press Afghan authorities to honor commitments under the Doha Agreement . The Foreign Office has previously stated that Pakistan reserves the right to target terrorist sanctuaries in Afghanistan to protect the lives of its citizens .