Over 70 Khwarij killed in Pakistan’s precision strikes on camps of Gul Bahadur group camps in Paktika

Islamabad (Web Desk): More than 70 militants associated with the Khwarij faction of the Gul Bahadur group, including key Khwariji leader Farman alias Al-Karamah, were eliminated in a series of precision strikes on their hideouts in Afghanistan’s Paktika region.

A Pakistani military operation conducted on the night of October 17 in Afghanistan’s Paktika province resulted in the deaths of over 70 foreign militants, including a prominent commander of the Gul Bahadur group.

According to security officials, the operation targeted terrorist hideouts of the Gul Bahadur faction, which is known for its cross-border militant activities.

Intelligence reports indicated that precise strikes were carried out, effectively destroying these militant strongholds and killing more than 70 foreign insurgents, including a key leader of the group.

The security officials also highlighted that the Gul Bahadur group is heavily involved in various terrorist activities in Pakistan.

The group, which operates from Afghan soil, has been responsible for numerous deadly attacks across the border. On the same night, the group launched an attack in Khadi, North Waziristan, where a vehicle packed with explosives killed three women, two children, and one young man.

Among the militants killed in the airstrikes were notable figures such as Farmaan, Siddiqullah Dawood, Ghazi Madakhel, Maqrab, Qismatullah, Ashiqullah alias Kausar, Younis, Gulab alias Deewana, Adil, and Fazl-ur-Rehman. Fazl-ur-Rehman was closely related to Gul Bahadur, the leader of the Gul Bahadur group.

Security officials have described this operation as a major success, as it dealt a significant blow to a key terrorist network operating between Afghanistan and Pakistan.