Pakistan Says Its Kabul Strikes Hit Terrorist Sites

March 17, 2026 - A major escalation in the ongoing Afghanistan-Pakistan border conflict occurred overnight when Pakistani airstrikes struck the Afghan capital, Kabul, according to reports from both sides. Pakistan's military hasn't put out an exact figure for how many terrorists they say were taken out in last night's airstrikes on Kabul.

From what the Ministry of Information is saying so far, the operation was all about going after "military installations and terrorist support infrastructure" tied to the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). They keep stressing it was precise, no civilians or hospitals were in the crosshairs, and if any regular people got hurt, it's because stuff like weapons caches blew up secondarily.

In their statements this morning, stuff coming from the ISPR and information ministry, they flat out called Afghan reports of hitting a drug rehab place "false" and "propaganda." But they didn't drop a body count for militants killed in this specific Kabul hit. Look back a bit, though; in earlier rounds of this conflict since late February, Pakistan has thrown around numbers. Like last February, they claimed over 80 terrorists down in border areas, or bigger tallies like hundreds of Taliban fighters in wider operations.

Afghan Taliban folks are sticking to their story that 400 plus dead at the rehab center, all patients and staff, no militants. Pakistan keeps pushing back that it was legit targets only. No independent folks have gotten in to check the site properly yet, so everyone's numbers are basically one side versus the other.

The back and forth blame game is still going strong along the border. Drones, shells, the works and nobody's blinking first. The UN is calling for calm and some real investigation before it gets even messier.

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