Pakistan conducts ‘calibrated’ air strikes on terrorist hideouts in Afghanistan

On Thursday, Pakistan announced it had conducted intelligence-based air strikes against terrorist safe havens inside Afghanistan as part of its ongoing counter-terrorism operations. The Information Ministry stated that the strikes targeted two locations used by groups including the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), killing a reported 22 terrorists and destroying weapons caches. The government cited the continued threat emanating from Afghanistan as the reason for the action, while stating that maximum precaution was taken to avoid collateral damage.