Kabul, July 1: Retaliating to the Pakistani air strikes on Afghanistan, the country’s forces carried out aerial bombings in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces under the control of Pakistan.
In separate operations, the Afghan Air Force also struck an ISIS center in the Qamber Khel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and another joint ISIS and “mischief and corruption” center in the Garm Chashma area of the Shah Salim Valley in Chitral last night.
The Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan said its Air Force carried out airstrikes on “joint ISIS and mischief and corruption centers” in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
According to a statement issued by the ministry, one of the strikes targeted a joint ISIS and “mischief and corruption” center in the Saranan area of Pishin district in Balochistan.
The ministry said the facility had been used to organize sabotage operations and attacks inside Afghanistan and served as a coordination center for bombardments in which Afghan civilians were targeted.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the sites were also being used to plan sabotage operations and attacks against civilians.
The ministry said preliminary information indicates the strikes inflicted heavy casualties and significant material losses on ISIS members, the “mischief and corruption” network, and their supporters.
It added that the operations were carried out with a high degree of precision against their intended targets and that no civilian casualties were reported.
The Ministry of Defense said Afghanistan’s Air Defense Forces will continue to target any location used to threaten the country’s security.
The action by Afghanistan came in retaliation to the air strikes carried out by Pakistan two days back in which 36 civilians were killed and 163 were injured. (NVI)
