Pakistan claims airstrike on terrorist camps in Afghanistan; Afghanistan claims attack on Pakistani military center.
On March 13 local time, according to sources from the Pakistani military, the Pakistani armed forces successfully conducted airstrikes within Afghanistan, targeting four terrorist hideouts during the night of the 12th to the early morning of the 13th. These included military facilities associated with Afghan forces and armed groups linked to the Pakistani Taliban. The airstrike targets also included fuel storage facilities at Kandahar Airport and nearby logistical infrastructure.
On the same day, the Afghan Ministry of Defense announced that the Afghan Air Force attacked strategic military centers and facilities in the Kohat region of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that morning, resulting in significant casualties and property damage in the area. It is reported that this was a response to Pakistan's previous night attack on Afghanistan. (CCTV reporters Cui Ru and Li Shuangxi)
Pakistan conducted airstrikes on terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan on March 12-13, 2023, targeting facilities linked to the Taliban. In retaliation, the Afghan Air Force struck a Pakistani military center in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, causing significant casualties and damage.
- Pakistan conducted airstrikes on four terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan.
- Targets included military facilities linked to the Taliban and fuel storage at Kandahar Airport.
- Afghanistan's air force retaliated with strikes on a Pakistani military center in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- The Afghan strikes resulted in significant casualties and property damage.
- The incidents occurred between March 12 and 13, 2023.