Kabul, Feb 26 : Four days after Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan, the Taliban regime tonight launched massive cross-border attacks, targeting the Pakistani military posts.
The Afghan government announced that the retaliatory operations have been launched against the Pakistani forces in areas bordering Khost, Paktia and Nuristan provices, besides some other parts along the “imaginary” Durand Line which divides the two countries.
The Afghan forces used heavy artilllery to target the Pakistani border forces.
Spokesperson of the Taliban regime Zabihullah Mujahid issued a statement, saying the Afghan forces “will, under the cover of darkness, easily eliminate all moving forces of the enemy and send them to hell.”
Soon after, he said the Afghan forces have captured 15 Pakistani military posts, killed several Pakistani soldiers and captured a number of others.
The Afghan action came in retaliation to the Pakistani airstrikes in Paktika and Nangarhar provinces during the intervening night of February 21 and 22, which killed many civilians.
The outraged Taliban regime had vowed to avenge the Pakistani action. (NVI)
