Pakistan Air Force jets targeted a vehicle in Gulbahar Tower (Bibi Haji Block) in District 16 of Kabul at approximately 11:30 PM UTC on February 26, 2026, while bombing Nangarhar province, as Pakistani missile forces entered readiness amid ongoing Operation Ghazab Lil Haqq responding to Taliban aggression, according to TKD Correspondent via @IftikharFirdous and @Wahdat_Shamal84 on X between 11:15:51 PM and 11:45:29 PM UTC. Eyewitnesses reported the strike on the vehicle in Kabul's District 16, with the Interim Afghan Government confirming bombings in Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia by Pakistani jets and stating no immediate casualty reports, as posted by @khorasandiary on X citing TKD Correspondent. Pakistani fighter jets also bombed Nangarhar, per @Wahdat_Shamal84 on X. An Arabic-language post declared "Urgent: The confrontation between Pakistan and Afghanistan has begun," while Pakistan's missile forces were reported in a state of readiness, according to @tmrrah9 on X. These actions follow prior PAF strikes on Taliban targets in Kabul at 34.561139°N 69.367584°E and 34.564314°N 69.369729°E, as confirmed by @GeoConfirmed and @IROP in the previous reporting window. Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja M. Asif stated that after NATO's withdrawal, the Taliban turned Afghanistan into an Indian proxy exporting terrorism, depriving Afghans of rights, and that Pakistan's armed forces are now delivering a decisive response as patience reached its limit, per his statement shared by @clashreport on X. Earlier updates from Tarar Attaullah reported 133 Taliban killed and destruction of multiple headquarters and equipment in Kabul, Paktia, and Kandahar.
