Pakistan Army forces destroyed multiple Afghan Taliban posts including the TTA sector headquarters in Mohmand, Barikot Base near Chitral, and two posts in Spinwam sector during the 29-minute reporting window from 7:15:50 PM to 7:45:42 PM UTC on February 26, 2026, killing 36 Taliban operatives in Operation Ghazab Lil Haqq in response to unprovoked border aggression, according to official statement by Tarar Attaullah on X. Taliban personnel fled posts at Torkham, per AnasMallick on X. Security sources reported at least 30 Taliban killed in Gursal sector of Mohmand and ongoing robust operations destroying check posts, as stated by PakTVGlobal on X. Pakistan forces conducted sniper engagement at Zinda-2 post in Spinwam targeting two Taliban terrorists, per zarrar_11PK on X. Artillery strikes hit TTA positions in Mohmand, per RanaAamirilyas on X. Separately, NRFUpdates reported National Resistance Front killed 15 Taliban and injured 23 in Taloqan on February 26, 2026. Afghan sources claimed defense forces captured 13 Pakistani posts in the east with 19 soldier bodies left behind and four posts abandoned without fight, according to HurriyatPa on X citing YouTube video. Local sources reported a drone strike in Shorandam area of Kandahar city Thursday afternoon, per TheKabultribun on X. A reliable source stated Pakistani drone flights and airstrikes in Kandahar, Paktika, Khost without confirmation from Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid, as posted by LalWazir19 on X. Tarar Attaullah's statement confirmed two Pakistani soldiers martyred and three injured while defending against Taliban firing in support of Fitna al-Khawarij terrorists, dismissing Taliban propaganda as baseless. AnasMallick noted Qatar contacted Pakistan amid the response. These developments follow prior Pakistani reports of over 20 Taliban deaths and Taliban claims of capturing outposts in earlier windows, per previous updates citing PTVNewsOfficial and TOLOnews.
