The New York Times has confirmed with new satellite images that Pakistani jets successfully carried out strikes on Bagram Air Base.
According to the New York Times, Pakistani aircraft carried out strikes on Bagram Air Base and the base sustained damage.
“Satellite imagery showed flattened warehouses at the base that served as the nerve center of America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan, a prized asset for the Taliban.”
Taliban defence ministry report confirms losses
In a separate development the damage report issued by the Afghan Taliban’s Ministry of Defence has acknowledged the destruction caused to Bagram Air Base.
According to the details, the damage report issued by the Afghan Taliban’s Ministry of Defence has revealed the details of the destruction caused by the Pakistani Air Force (PAF) attack on Bagram Air Base.
Officials in Kabul said the Bagram Airbase airstrike resulted in heavy destruction inside the facility. Several key military assets were destroyed, including Black Hawk helicopters, a Hercules cargo aircraft, a Tucano aircraft, and multiple armoured vehicles.
The attack took place around 5am on Sunday, when Pakistani fighter jets entered Afghan airspace and targeted the base.
The document has described it as the largest destruction of its kind.
According to sources, the Afghan Taliban’s Ministry of Defence has admitted that the Pakistani attack was so severe that it caused significant damage to military installations.
As per the media sources, this success is being described as a very positive development in terms of restoring peace and order in the region.
According to this report, the targeted and intense attack by the PAF has targeted specific military assets that have long been used as “logistical support” for cross-border mischief and terrorist activities.
Pakistan conducts decisive counterattacks in Jalalabad and Nangahar
Pakistan’s security forces have launched effective ground and air operations against Afghan Taliban elements and militant groups, security sources said.
According to sources a major aerial strike destroyed an ammunition depot and drone storage facility in Jalalabad. The action was carried out in response to unprovoked aggression by the Afghan Taliban.
Security officials stated that Pakistani forces inflicted heavy losses on hostile elements through what they described as precise and decisive retaliatory strikes.
In another development, Pakistani forces destroyed the Khogani base in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province during a successful air operation.
Sources added that both ground and air operations under Operation Ghazab Lil Haq are ongoing and will continue until operational objectives are achieved.
Security forces remain determined to respond firmly to any aggression officials said adding that militant groups are facing setbacks on multiple fronts following the operation.
Also read: Major damage reported at Bagram Air Base amid Operation Ghazab-Lil-Haq
