Kabul: Director General ISPR, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, clarified that Pakistan targeted ammunition depots, drone storage, and technical support facilities in Kabul, not any drug rehabilitation centre.
According to Radio Pakistan, in an interview with a private news TV channel, Lieutenant General Chaudhry categorically rejected the Afghan Taliban's claims of targeting a hospital. He questioned the logic of establishing a hospital within a military installation and criticized the Afghan Taliban regime for exploiting drug addicts for suicide bombings and terrorist activities. He mentioned that these individuals were likely being used for training purposes at the site, which caught fire due to secondary detonations, and reiterated that Pakistan did not target any civilian facility.
Lieutenant General Chaudhry disclosed that Pakistan has conducted eighty-one air strikes inside Afghanistan, all aimed at terrorist support infrastructure. Precision-guided munitions were employed to specifically target these sites and minimize collateral damage.
The DG ISPR emphasized that Pakistan harbors no hostility towards the Afghan people, who are themselves suffering under the Afghan Taliban regime. He highlighted the context of Operation Ghazab Lil-Haq, noting that Pakistan targeted terrorist hideouts along the Pak-Afghan border, which led to the Afghan Taliban regime attacking Pakistan's posts at fifty-three locations. This aggression, he explained, compelled Pakistan to respond decisively.
He further stressed the importance of distinguishing between the civilian population, terrorists, and Afghan Taliban operatives, mentioning that the latter often don civilian clothing, complicating identification. Despite appearances, these individuals are involved in terrorist activities.
Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry remarked that Afghanistan cannot be considered a state in the true sense but is a territory controlled by a terrorist proxy in the form of the Afghan Taliban. He concluded by stating that Pakistan aims to ensure Afghan territory is not used against it, noting that terrorists from Fitna al-Khawarij and Fitna al-Hindustan are hiding in government buildings in Afghanistan with the backing of the Afghan Taliban regime.