Pakistan bombed seven terrorist camps on the border with Afghanistan and tension grows with the Taliban regime

Pakistan carried out selective air strikes against seven extremist camps on the border with Afghanistan, targeting bases of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and an affiliate of the Islamic State (ISIS), according to the Information Minister, Attaullah Tarar, cited by AFP. These actions responded to recent deadly attacks that occurred on Pakistani territory, which increased tensions with the Afghan Taliban authorities.

The operations, carried out in the early hours of Sunday, did not detail the specific locations of the targets. The Pakistani government described the offensive as “selective operations based on intelligence” against extremist camps responsible for several attacks.

Tarar indicated that Pakistan has “conclusive evidence” that the latest attacks, including the suicide bombing against a Shia mosque in Islamabad at the beginning of the month that caused 31 deaths, were organized by extremists guided by leaders based in Afghanistan. In addition, he maintained that Pakistan “has always strived to maintain peace and stability in the region”, but national security is its top priority.

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Islamabad repeatedly accuses the Afghan Taliban authorities of allowing the use of their territory by extremist armed groups. The Pakistani army has warned that operations against those responsible will continue “regardless of their location.” A suicide attack attributed to the Pakistani Taliban leaves two soldiers dead in the northwest of the country (Europa Press/Contacto/Hussain Ali)

So far, the Afghan Taliban regime has not given any official reaction to the attacks. Days earlier, Afghan authorities released three Pakistani soldiers who had been captured since October 2025, following diplomatic mediation led by an official delegation from Saudi Arabia. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid explained in a statement that this measure was adopted to maintain positive relations and on the occasion of the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan, acknowledging Saudi mediation. The handover of the prisoners took place in Kabul last Wednesday, with the purpose of reducing tension on the border. Violence in the border area had a new episode with the attack in the district of Bajaur, northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where a suicide bomber supported by armed men detonated explosives against a security post, leaving 11 soldiers and a minor dead. Authorities detailed that the attacker was an Afghan citizen. Hours earlier, another suicide attack affected a security convoy in the district of Bannu, causing the death of two soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel. Pakistan accuses the Taliban of Afghanistan of allowing Pakistani extremists to operate on the border Pakistan attributes the authorship of these attacks to the TTP, underlining its close relationship with the Afghan Taliban, although it maintains that they operate independently. Islamabad insists that it has unsuccessfully requested the authorities of Kabul to take concrete measures to prevent armed groups from using Afghan territory to launch attacks. For their part, the Afghan authorities constantly reject these accusations.

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Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been marked by distrust since October, when armed clashes along the border left dozens of soldiers, civilians, and alleged combatants dead. Although a ceasefire mediated by Qatar remains in effect, talks in Istanbul failed to reach a formal agreement, maintaining an atmosphere of rivalry and suspicion. In this context, Islamabad has requested the international community to increase pressure on Kabul, demanding that it ensure its territory is not used as a base for hostile activities against other countries.