Islamabad, April 5 Pakistan said on Sunday that nearly 800 Afghan Taliban terrorists have been killed in the ongoing operation launched by security forces in Afghanistan.
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar shared the latest update on Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, providing a summary of the losses suffered by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known as Fitna Al Khawarij (FAK), and the Afghan Taliban.
Tarar said that at least 796 members of Fitna Al Khawarij and the Afghan Taliban have been killed, and more than 1,043 have been injured since the operation began.
He added that 286 Afghan Taliban positions were destroyed, and another 44 were captured, while 249 of their tanks, armored vehicles, artillery guns, and drones were also destroyed.
Operation Ghazab lil-Haq was launched on the night of February 26, following what Pakistan called "unprovoked firing" by the Afghan Taliban from across the border.
The army also effectively targeted 81 terrorists and terrorist support infrastructure locations across Afghanistan through air strikes, Tarar said.
He also said that on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, an attempt by the Afghan Taliban to attack a border post in the Ghulam Khan sector was comprehensively foiled. Tarar said that 37 terrorists were killed and more than 80 were injured in the operation.
Pakistan said on Thursday that it was holding talks with the Taliban government of Afghanistan to end the ongoing conflict, while demanding that Kabul must "demonstrate visible and verifiable actions" against terrorists.
Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said that talks were being held in the Chinese city of Urumqi between senior officials of the two countries.
