According to the Foreign Office of Pakistan, the target of the operation was the terrorists associated with the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group. This group, along with the Tehreek Taliban Pakistan (TTP), is responsible for many terrorist activities in Pakistan.
The Foreign Office, in its statement, added that ‘Pakistan has great respect for the people of Afghanistan; however, some elements in power in Afghanistan are patronizing the TTP and using them as proxies against Pakistan. ‘
This is not the first time that Pakistan has taken action against elements spreading terrorism in another country outside its borders; earlier, elements spreading terrorism on Pakistan’s soil were targeted within the borders of Afghanistan and Iran. .
According to defense analysts, Pakistan has taken today’s action using its right to self-defense.
Defense analyst and former defense secretary Lt. Gen. Naeem Khalid Lodhi said that “Pakistan has taken action against terrorists in Afghanistan using the right of self-defense.” In the last two years, Pakistan has raised the issue several times with the caretaker government of Afghanistan to prevent terrorists from using its territory against Pakistan, but this process has continued to increase gradually.
