Four killed in Kabul as Pakistan launches fresh strikes against Afghanistan, fuel storage facility of Kam Air attacked in Kandahar

(Image published on X by Spokesperson of the Taliban Regime in Afghanistan, Zabihullah Mujahid)

On Friday (13th March), Pakistan launched fresh strikes on neighbouring Afghanistan, killing four people in Kabul as part of what it calls “Operation Ghazab lil Haq”. In an X post, Zabihullah Mujahid, the official spokesperson of the Taliban regime, confirmed the Pakistani attack, saying that Pakistani forces have bombed Kabul, Kandahar, Paktika, and other regions.

 “In continuation of previous aggressions and crimes, the Pakistani military regime has once again bombed Kabul, Kandahar, Paktia, Paktika and other areas. In some places they hit civilian homes, martyring women and children; in others they targeted empty deserts and vacant spots. 2/1 This brutal aggression in the last ten days of the blessed Ramadan month and on the eve of Eid shows they follow no human principles or moral values. The Islamic Emirate strongly condemns this crime and open aggression. Insha’Allah this oppression will not go unanswered,” Zabihullah Mujahid said.

In another post, the Taliban spokesperson said that Pakistani attacks have targeted Kam Air’s (Afghanistan’s largest private airline) fuel storage facility in Kandahar. “The Pakistani military regime targeted the private Kam Air airline’s fuel storage near Kandahar Airport. This company provides fuel materials for domestic airlines as well as for United Nations aircraft. Previously, the fuel storage of a national trader named Haji Khan Zadah had also been targeted,” he posted.

Pakistan and Afghanistan have been engaged in a conflict for weeks now. While Pakistan, despite being a sponsor and enabler of Islamist terrorism, accuses Afghanistan of harbouring Tehrik-e-Pakistan (TTP) terrorists, Afghanistan’s Taliban regime denies these claims.

On 2nd March, drones from the Afghan Air Force reportedly attacked crucial Pakistani military targets, including the Ghulni military bases, the Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi, the 12th Corps headquarters in Quetta and the Khwazai Camp in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mohmand Agency.

Taliban officials had previously asserted to have shot down a Pakistani fighter plane near Jalalabad, in eastern Afghanistan. According to an AFP report, the pilot parachuted from the plane and was apprehended alive. “A Pakistani fighter jet was shot down in the sixth district of Jalalabad city, and its pilot was captured alive,” revealed a policeman. This came after Pakistan’s bombing of major Afghan cities, including the capital Kabul and claimed to have killed hundreds of Taliban troops.

Written by OpIndia Staff
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