Afghanistan Claims Airstrikes on Pakistan Military Bases, Including Nur Khan Airbase, in Retaliation for Pakistani Raids
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Amid rising cross-border tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan, the Islamic Emirate’s Ministry of National Defense said it carried out airstrikes on key Pakistani military sites, including the Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi. The ministry said the strikes were in retaliation for Pakistan’s air attacks on Afghan territory.
In a post on X, the Ministry of National Defence of Afghanistan stated that the Afghan Air Force conducted "effective airstrikes"
targeting important Pakistanl military facilities.
According to the statement, the strikes include the Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi, the 12th Brigade base in Quetta, Balochistan, and the Khoizai camp in the Mohmand Agency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, along with other military sites housing key facilities and centres.
"The Air Force of the National Defense Ministry today once again carried out effective airstrikes on important military bases in Pakistan. These strikes included Nur Khan Base in Rawalpindi, and the 12th Brigade base in Quetta, Balochistan, and the Khoizai camp in the Mohmand Agency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and some other military sites in Pakistan that house important military facilities and centers. These attacks resulted in significant damage to these targets," the post read.
Notably, the Nur Khan Airbase in Rawalpindi's Chakala also suffered significant damage in May last year following India's coordinated strikes on key military installations in Pakistan which came as part of Operation Sindoor, in retaliatory action by the Indian Armed Forces.
The Indian Armed Forces launched Operation Sindoor in the early hours of May 7, as a retaliatory response to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.
Meanwhile, the Afghan defence ministry also stated that the operation was launched in retaliation for airstrikes that were carried out by the Pakistani army on Kabul, Bagram and other areas.