Pakistan has claimed that 583 operatives of the Afghan Taliban regime have been killed and 795 injured so far during the ongoing Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, launched in response to what it described as terrorism and unprovoked aggression from Afghanistan.

In a statement posted on X on Sunday, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Atta Tarar shared figures related to the counterattacks carried out by Pakistani forces during the operation.

According to him, the Afghan Taliban have suffered major losses, with 583 personnel killed and more than 795 injured since the start of the operation.

He said Pakistani forces have destroyed 242 check posts of the Afghan Taliban regime and captured 38 additional posts.

The minister added that 213 tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery guns of the Afghan Taliban regime have also been destroyed, while 64 locations across Afghanistan have been targeted in airstrikes.

Operation Ghazab lil-Haq was launched in response to what Pakistan described as unprovoked aggression by the Afghan Taliban on the Pak-Afghan border on the night of Thursday, February 26.

According to the statement, Pakistani forces carried out counter-attacks at several locations inside Afghanistan, targeting military installations in Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia Province, among other areas, and destroyed multiple checkpoints.