Pakistan’s long-standing security concerns received fresh validation during Operation Al-Ra’ad, where security forces uncovered compelling evidence of direct Afghan military involvement in terrorism inside the country. The latest development centres on the neutralisation of an active Afghan National Army (ANA) serviceman who had infiltrated Pakistan under a fake identity.
According to security officials, the individual has been identified as Akhtar Mansoor, a resident of Kandahar and an active soldier of the 205 “Al-Badr Corps” of the Afghan National Army. Mansoor was found carrying a forged Pakistani CNIC issued under the fabricated name Khan Muhammad, with Mastung listed as his place of origin a deception that suggests a deliberate effort to operate covertly within Pakistan.
More alarming was the recovery of a USB drive containing official cards and classified documents belonging to the Afghan Ministry of Defence, substantiating concerns that organised, state-linked elements across the border are facilitating terrorist activities on Pakistani soil. Officials say the nature of the seized material indicates access to institutional resources, further deepening suspicions of structured support for subversive operations.
Security experts noted that this incident marks another clear example reinforcing Islamabad’s repeated warnings that networks operating from Afghanistan aided by individuals within Afghan military and government structures continue to orchestrate destabilisation efforts. The presence of an active ANA soldier inside Pakistan, armed with official Kabul defence data and concealed under a fake identity, has heightened alarm within security circles.
A detailed investigation is now under way to determine Mansoor’s network, objectives, and potential facilitators within Pakistan. Authorities have reiterated that Operation Al-Ra’ad will continue relentlessly to identify and dismantle all foreign-backed militant infiltrations threatening national security.
Officials maintain that this latest revelation does not merely underline Pakistan’s concerns it validates them, once again and highlights an urgent need to address the role of cross-border state-supported elements fueling terrorism.
