Ministry of Information says only terrorist infrastructure of Fitna al Khwarij and Afghan Taliban is precisely targeted
A Pakistani army tank sits on the Pakistan-Afghan border in Chaman on February 27, 2026, following nighttime cross-border fighting between the two countries. Photo: AFP
The Ministry of Information on Sunday rejected the Afghan government’s claims of more than 750 civilian deaths in clashes with Pakistan, calling them “lies.”
Earlier in the day, Kabul claimed that more than 750 Afghan civilians had been killed in clashes with Pakistan. In a statement published on X, Afghan deputy government spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat said more than 27,000 families had been displaced across the country since February.
Fitrat claimed that 761 civilians were killed, 621 others injured and 27,407 families were displaced between February 22 and April 4.
During this period, he claimed that the Pakistani army launched nearly 15,000 missiles, mortars and artillery shells on parts of several border provinces, including the capital, Kabul, destroying more than 1,100 houses.
In response to the Afghan government’s claims, the fact-checking account of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said: “The so-called spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat has once again invented a series of lies. It is well established that Pakistan only specifically targeted Fitna al Khwarij and the Afghan Taliban’s terrorist infrastructure in Afghanistan.”
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He added that details of the precision airstrikes, including the destruction and capture of posts, equipment, as well as the number of members and members of the Afghan Taliban regime, Fitna al Khwarij terrorists killed or injured, were regularly updated, with images of strikes available for verification, rather than “infographics invented by a habitual propaganda regime”.
“On the contrary, the entire world is witnessing the terrorist attacks carried out by the Indian-sponsored Afghan Taliban regime and its proxies, such as the recent cowardly attack in Domail, Bannu, where 10 civilians, including women and children, were martyred,” the ministry said.
*Fact check | Ministry of Information and Broadcasting*
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He further said that Fitrat and other “regime spokespeople” were known to frequently spread false, old, and even AI-generated propaganda videos and claims, which he claimed were amplified by Indian-backed propaganda networks.
The fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan that began in October has caused heavy casualties on both sides, with Afghans bearing the brunt.
Islamabad accuses the Afghan Taliban of harboring militants who launch attacks in Pakistan, although Kabul denies this, calling such militancy its neighbor’s domestic problem.
Operation Ghazab Lil Haq resumed after a temporary pause out of respect for Eidul Fitr celebrations and demands of Islamic countries. The break ended at midnight between March 23 and 24. The operation was launched more than a month ago in retaliation for shootings by Afghan Taliban forces at several sites. Islamabad said the February airstrikes that triggered the escalation targeted terrorists.
