Pakistan-Afghanistan War Erupts: Heavy Kabul Bombing Kills 133; ‘Operation Ghazab Lil-Haq’ Launched

February 27, 2026 6:05 AM

Pakistan-Afghanistan War Erupts: Heavy Kabul Bombing Kills 133; ‘Operation Ghazab Lil-Haq’ Launched

Islamabad/Kabul, February 27, 2026
Pakistan Air Force launched “Operation Ghazab Lil-Haq” (Wrath for Justice) with airstrikes on Kabul, Kandahar, Paktia Taliban sites—133 fighters killed, 200+ wounded, per Pak claims. Retaliation for Afghan attacks on 15 border posts.

Pre-Dawn Strikes

~1:50 AM: 8 powerful bombs rocked Kabul; targeted HQ, arms depots, logistics. Info Min Ataullah Tarar: Destroyed 2 corps HQs, 3 brigade HQs, 27 outposts; 80+ tanks/artillery seized. Pak seized 9 Afghan posts.

Trigger

Thu night: Taliban claimed capturing 15 Pak posts, killing 55 soldiers along Durand Line. Pak: Unprovoked aggression; evidence of Afghan-based TTP/ISKP attacks (Islamabad mosque bombing).

Escalation from fragile 2025 ceasefire; intensifies 2,611km border tensions since Taliban takeover.