ISLAMABAD - A deeply disturbing pattern has emerged along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border: terrorists cross into Pakistan to carry out attacks, and then retreat back to safe havens in Afghanistan, where they and their families live in comfort and security. This 24-hour cycle of violence has prompted Pakistan to launch precision strikes on terrorist camps inside Afghanistan.
This reality has been documented in multiple reports, with evidence showing that Afghan authorities are not only providing safe havens but also financial support to terrorist groups. Reports confirm that the Afghan Taliban are providing safe havens and paying approximately 3 million Afghanis (around $43,000) monthly to the family of Noor Wali Mehsud, the leader of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) . These funds are reportedly used to purchase weapons, develop military infrastructure, and plan multi-stage attacks against Pakistan .
These terrorists attack Pakistan by day-suicide bombings, ambushes, and coordinated assaults that have killed hundreds of Pakistani security personnel and civilians. Then, by night, they return to sanctuaries inside Afghanistan, where they enjoy the safety and protection of their families and the Afghan Taliban regime.
Pakistan's Ambassador to France, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, stated that Pakistani forces conducted an operation targeting certain terrorist groups based in Afghanistan that attack Pakistani civilians, security forces, and foreign nationals . She added that Pakistan has repeatedly asked Afghan authorities to take action against these groups, but they have not done so .
"We have even observed that these groups are receiving a form of protection from the Taliban authorities, even as they are killing Pakistanis," she said .
The TTP has established recruitment and training centers in Afghanistan's Kunar, Nangarhar, Paktika, and Khost provinces, where they provide ideological instruction, weapons training, and logistical planning . Some recruits are drawn from Taliban ranks and later cross into Pakistan to conduct suicide bombings and ambushes .
A UN monitoring team has confirmed that the TTP has almost 6,000 fighters in Afghanistan . Pakistan's UN Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad told the Security Council that Pakistan suffered more than 5,300 terrorist incidents in 2025 alone and lost over 1,200 lives to terrorism linked to Afghanistan .
As part of Operation Ghazab-ul-Haq, Pakistan has conducted precision airstrikes targeting terrorist infrastructure inside Afghanistan. On June 28-29, Pakistan killed 25 terrorists in strikes on camps in Afghanistan's Paktia, Paktika, and Kunar provinces . These strikes followed an attack on the Sindh Rangers headquarters in Karachi that left four Rangers personnel martyred .
Security sources confirm that Pakistan's actions are based on credible intelligence and target only terrorist camps and positions, not civilian populations, despite false allegations .
Pakistan's message is clear: the terrorists who attack by day cannot expect to sleep safely by night, nor can their families live in comfort while they spill Pakistani blood. As the Ambassador made clear, "Pakistan will not sit idle while suffering from terrorist acts. We will respond in self-defense, as and when needed and always in conformity with international law" .
