Pakistan’s right to self-defense against Taliban attacks is supported by the United States.

Pakistan’s right to self-defense against Taliban attacks has been endorsed by the United States.

It was stated by US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Allison Hooker in a conversation with Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Amna Baloch.

In an X post, Hooker wrote: “Today, I spoke with Pakistan Foreign Secretary Baloch to offer my condolences for the lives lost in the recent conflict between Pakistan and the Taliban.”

She went on to say, “We have stated our support for Pakistan’s right to defend itself against Taliban attacks and we continue to keep a close eye on the situation.”

Operation Ghazab lil-Haq has so far resulted in 331 Afghan Taliban combatants being killed and over 500 injured, according to Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar.

“During the ongoing operation, 104 Afghan Taliban checkpoints were destroyed and 22 were taken over by Pakistani forces,” the federal minister wrote in a Saturday morning post on X. The Afghan Taliban’s 163 tanks and military vehicles were destroyed by Pakistani forces, he added.

The minister stated that about 37 sites throughout Afghanistan were successfully hit by aircraft as well.