Pakistan says its air strikes hit 22 Afghan military targets, killed 274

VIDEO SHOWS: PAKISTAN’S MILITARY SPOKESPERSON, AHMED SHARIF CHAUDHRY HOLDING PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER PAKISTANI AIR STRIKES HIT AFGHAN MILITARY TARGETS

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1. (SOUNDBITE) (Urdu and English) PAKISTAN’S MILITARY SPOKESPERSON, AHMED SHARIF CHAUDHRY, SAYING:

"In airstrikes, 22 locations — Kabul, Kandahar, Paktia, Nangarhar, Khost and Paktika. (Switched to English) All these targets were very selected based on intelligence. They are military targets and great care was exercised so that no civilian collateral damage."

2. REPORTERS LISTENING

3. (SOUNDBITE) (Urdu and English) PAKISTAN’S MILITARY SPOKESPERSON, AHMED SHARIF CHAUDHRY, SAYING: (SOUNDBITE CONTINUES OVER SHOT OF REPORTERS LISTENING)

"Till now, 274 Taliban regime officials and militants have been killed so far, 400 more are injured, (repeats in English) 73 posts along the Pak Afghan border have been totally destroyed. Other than that 18 posts are in our possession, they've been captured. Other than that, Conservative estimates say 115 tanks (switches to Urdu) of the afghan Taliban regime forces have been destroyed."

4. REPORTERS LISTENING

5. (SOUNDBITE) (Urdu and English) PAKISTAN’S MILITARY SPOKESPERSON, AHMED SHARIF CHAUDHRY, SAYING:

"The oppressive afghan Taliban regime has to make a clear choice. The choice is to choose between TTP, BLA, Daesh, Al-Qaeda, the terrorists and terrorist organization, and between Pakistan. They have to make this choice. (changes to Urdu) Pakistan government has made this clear. (Changes to English) This is not a new thing I'm saying."

6. REPORTERS LISTENING

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

Pakistani air strikes hit 22 Afghan military targets, Pakistan's military spokesperson said on Friday (February 27), after heavy fighting between the South Asian neighbours that began overnight.

At least 12 Pakistani soldiers were killed and 274 Taliban officials and militants were killed since Thursday night, military spokesperson Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry told reporters.

The Taliban, which denies sponsoring militant attacks on Pakistan and makes similar accusations against its neighbour, said it had launched what it described as retaliatory attacks on Pakistani military installations on Thursday (February 26) but was ready to negotiate