On February 23, 2026, Pakistan's Ministry of Information confirmed that its intelligence-based airstrikes targeted seven militant camps along the Afghanistan border, claiming to have killed over 80 individuals, including militants linked to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP). However, this figure has been contested, with a Taliban security source stating that Pakistan's claims of 80 fatalities are 'false and imaginary' and lacking evidence. Pakistan's deputy interior minister later reported that at least 70 militants were killed in the strikes, but this assertion has also been met with skepticism from Afghan officials and various news outlets, raising questions about the accuracy of casualty figures. The operation was described as a 'retributive response' to recent suicide bombings in Pakistan, emphasizing the need for action against groups using Afghan territory for attacks on Pakistan.