Pakistan's Defense Minister Khawaja M. Asif declared that "open war" is now underway between Pakistan and Afghanistan, as Pakistan Air Force conducted extensive airstrikes on Taliban military sites in Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia between 11:45:39 PM UTC on February 26 and 12:15:29 AM UTC on February 27, 2026, according to Global_Mil_Info on X. State-run media confirmed strikes destroying two brigade headquarters in Kabul, a corps headquarters, brigade headquarters, ammunition depot, and logistics base in Kandahar, and a corps headquarters in Paktia as part of Operation Ghazab Lil Haqq, per sentdefender on X. Pakistan Air Force precisely hit the Taliban military base formerly known as Camp Phoenix, now a depot storing US military leftovers including arms, ammunition, artillery, and vehicles, at coordinates 34.561086°N 69.367587°E and 34.564153°N 69.369671°E, according to Callsign_Ciphar on X with attached strike video. Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif stated that under Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Pakistan Armed Forces are performing duties with national spirit, as posted by GovtofPakistan on X. Taliban commander Hamid Khorasani, who threatened suicide attacks on Pakistan, joined front lines and declared jihad against Pakistani people, per NRFMediaCell on X. A source claimed Qari Fasihuddin was killed in a clash at the Taliban Ministry of Defense building, though no precise confirmation exists, according to another NRFMediaCell post. These developments build on prior Pakistani strikes in the same Kabul coordinates during the previous reporting window, as confirmed by GeoConfirmed and IROP, and follow Defense Minister Asif's earlier statement on delivering a decisive response to Taliban aggression.
