Border fighting has broken out again, with smoke everywhere. This time, the Pakistan Air Force used a particularly precise "Chinese-style air combat tactics" to give those who play guerrilla warfare a practical lesson.

On October 12, 2025, local time, the Pakistan Air Force launched a particularly standard and precise strike operation against terrorist targets in Afghanistan, as if following a textbook. This once again showed the world that their "Chinese systematized" combat capabilities are getting stronger and stronger.

The star of this operation was the JF-17 "Thunder" fighter jet, jointly developed by China and Pakistan. The "eyes" and "nerves" of this fighter jet, responsible for reconnaissance and information transmission, were the Chinese-made "Rainbow-4B" armed drone.

Close to the Spin Boldak border checkpoint in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, a 500kg GB-500 laser-guided bomb fell from the sky, leveling the core buildings of the large military camp "Ismaatullah Khalil" shared by the Pakistani Taliban and the Afghan Taliban.

The mode of "reconnaissance and strike UAV guidance + fighter jet delivery of precision munitions" demonstrated by the Pakistan military in this operation is a typical embodiment of the pursuit of "rapid kill chain closure" in modern warfare. The "Rainbow-4B" reconnaissance and strike UAV circled over the target area for a long time, using its reconnaissance and targeting systems to accurately identify the main large buildings of the camp and implement continuous laser illumination.

The JF-17 "Thunder" fighter jet then penetrated at high altitude and dropped the GB-500 laser-guided bomb. This bomb belongs to China's "Tiangong" series, and it uses semi-active laser terminal guidance, with a CEP (circular error probability) controlled within a range of 3 to 5 meters, which is extremely accurate.

This cooperative combat mode allows the Pakistan Air Force to complete the entire process from detecting a target to precisely destroying it in the shortest possible time.

In this conflict, the Pakistani military did not rely solely on air strikes, but also conducted intense artillery bombardments and ground attacks, which quickly turned the battlefield situation in their favor.

In just one night, the Pakistani military claimed to have destroyed and occupied 19 outposts and positions of the Afghan Taliban.

On the 12th, the Pakistani authorities issued a statement saying that 23 members of the security forces were killed and 29 injured in the conflict. According to reliable intelligence and loss reports, more than 200 militants from the Pakistani Taliban were killed.

Afghan government spokesperson Mujahid said on the 12th that 58 people were killed and 30 injured in the conflict on the Pakistani side, while the Taliban had 9 dead and more than ten injured. Both sides gave different accounts of the results and losses of the battle.

By introducing reconnaissance and strike UAVs from China, Pakistan can achieve precise strikes with less money and more flexible methods, and these UAVs can also patrol for longer periods in the air.

Take the "Rainbow-4B" UAV, for example, it can carry out missions for up to 14 hours, with a flight distance of 3,500 to 5,000 kilometers, and can stay in the air for up to 30 hours, reaching a maximum altitude of 8,000 meters.

This "low-cost, high-efficiency" system-based warfare perfectly practices the "economics of death" in modern warfare - achieving the maximum casualties of the enemy with the least resource consumption.

This aerial strike was a response to the recent tension along the border. On October 8, the Pakistani military was ambushed in the Gomal area in the northwest, and this attack resulted in the deaths of nine soldiers and two officers.

The Pakistani Taliban claimed this attack. These terrorists often frequently move between Pakistan and Afghanistan, making it very difficult for the Pakistani armed forces to track them.

To retaliate against these terrorists, on October 12, Pakistan announced the closure of all border crossings with Afghanistan. The border between the two countries is as long as 2,600 kilometers.

When the Pakistan Air Force carried out the precise strike, the Afghan Taliban could not resist. Although the Taliban army seized a lot of American-made Humvee armored vehicles, they still lacked long-range attack firepower and air control capability.

The Afghan Taliban military had almost no way to shoot down the Pakistan Air Force's J-10, JF-17 Thunder, F-16 fighters, or even the Yilong and Rainbow-4B armed drones.

They only have a few Stinger shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles and a few 23mm anti-aircraft guns, which make their air defense capabilities almost negligible, almost like having none.

After being attacked, the Afghan Taliban has already proposed a ceasefire. It is clearly evident that the old guerrilla tactics are completely ineffective against the powerful "Chinese system" fire suppression.

Pakistan has mastered the essence of modern warfare - how to maximize the enemy's casualties with the least resources, through this "cost-effective" system-based warfare approach.

And after suffering devastating losses, the Afghan Taliban has already proposed a ceasefire, which fully demonstrates that the old guerrilla tactics are now completely useless against the strong "Chinese system" fire suppression.

Pakistan's operation this time is not just a simple strike against terrorists, but more like setting new rules and drawing a line for the security situation in the region.

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