Pakistan hopes steep cost of airstrikes on Taliban targets will protect against terror attacks
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Pakistan has escalated airstrikes against targets in Afghanistan, aiming to pressure the Taliban to stop supporting Pakistani militants operating from Afghan territory. These strikes, which began last month under the operation "Righteous Fury," are intended to impose a high cost on the Taliban administration to deter cross-border attacks. However, the actions risk escalating violence, with the Taliban denouncing the strikes as a violation of sovereignty and threatening retaliation. Afghanistan claims a recent strike hit a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul, killing 400, while Pakistan insists the targets were military and terrorist infrastructure. Pakistan has also closed borders and expelled Afghan refugees in recent months.
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