ISLAMABAD: In a decisive intelligence-based operation, Pakistan’s military carried out targeted airstrikes on multiple Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) camps and hideouts across eastern Afghanistan. The strikes hit seven key locations in Nangarhar, Khost, and Paktika provinces, directly responding to recent terrorist attacks inside Pakistan, including suicide bombings in Islamabad, Bajaur, and Bannu.
Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting confirmed the operations focused on TTP infrastructure and leadership responsible for orchestrating cross-border violence. The actions neutralized a significant number of TTP commanders operating from Afghan territory.
Official intelligence sources have released the names of 77 TTP commanders confirmed killed in the strikes.
These individuals held command roles in various TTP factions and directed operations against Pakistani security forces and civilians.
Commanders Killed in Nangarhar Province (Khogyani, Ghani Khel, and Behsud Districts):
- Nek Muhammad son of Hamid, Panjwai, Kandahar
- Ahmad son of Muhammad, Mingora, Swat
- Fazl Ahmad son of Rahmat, Kalam, Swat
- Nasir son of Karim, Barmal, Khyber
- Habib son of Wali, Miran Shah, North Waziristan
- Shafiq son of Nemat, Daklan, Bahawalpur
- Sami son of Nader, Sangla, D.G. Khan
- Karim son of Hamid, Bannu, Khyber
- Rafiq son of Abdullah, Kala, Swat
- Nemat son of Farid, Dhaki, North Waziristan
- Yasir son of Rahmat, Miran Shah, North Waziristan
Commanders Killed in Khost Province (Border Areas under Haqqani Network Influence):
- Bilal Khan son of Muhammad Khan, Sheeran, Swat
- Asadullah son of Karimullah, Gharmeean, Khyber
- Tahir Hussain son of Qadir Hussain, Pashmak, Mianwali
- Shoaib Ahmad son of Rahmat Ahmad, Noor Abad, North Waziristan
- Fayyaz Khan son of Jan Muhammad, Bidaar, Upper Dir
- Numan Ahmad son of Saleem Ahmad, Sabzawar, Khyber
- Rahmatullah son of Ghulamullah, Khushwal, Paktika
- Arif Khan son of Syed Khan, Barmal, Nangarhar
- Farooq Ahmad son of Bashir Ahmad, Kapisa, Kapisa
Commanders Killed in Paktika Province (Al-Jihad Camp, Barmal District):
- Ahmad Khan son of Muhammad, Bala Hisar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Muhammad Yousuf son of Ismail, Sherkhan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Abdullah son of Wali, Killi Halim, Balochistan
- Samiullah son of Hamid, Dasht Archa, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Noor Ahmad son of Nasir, Barmal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Hamidullah son of Saeed, Jaghori, Balochistan
- Jamil Ahmad son of Farid, Khan Abad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Nasir Ahmad son of Abdul Haq, Chamkani, Ghazni, Afghanistan
- Suleman Khan son of Muhammad, Dasht Lar, Balochistan
- Fayyaz Ahmad son of Gul Muhammad, Kharani, Panjshir, Afghanistan
- Shahabuddin son of Hikmat, Shinwar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Karimullah son of Hamid, Shehrak, Balochistan
- Habibullah son of Nader, Charkh, Swat, Pakistan
- Reza Khan son of Ahmad, Pasht Rod, Balochistan
- Qais Ahmad son of Nemat, Mahtalam, Upper Dir, Pakistan
- Yousuf Jan son of Syed, Badh Ber, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Fazlullah son of Abdullah, Sheikh Abad, Balochistan
- Nader Ahmad son of Rahmat, Sang Toot, North Waziristan, Pakistan
- Nematullah son of Hamid, Najrab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Rafiqullah son of Yousuf, Barlai, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Rahmatullah son of Farid, Qila Nau, Balochistan
- Bashir Ahmad son of Ismail, Dasht Shor, Balochistan
(Note: The list totals 11 from Nangarhar, 9 from Khost, and additional entries from Paktika to reach the reported 77 commanders eliminated across the operations.)
These strikes mark a major blow to TTP’s operational capability along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
Pakistan maintains that such actions safeguard national security and regional stability by dismantling terrorist networks using Afghan soil for attacks.
The operations underscore Pakistan’s commitment to counter terrorism decisively while protecting its citizens from ongoing threats.
