Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Kabul and two different Afghan provinces early on Friday (February 27, 2026), Afghanistan’s Authorities spokesman mentioned, hours after Afghanistan launched a cross-border assault on Pakistan within the newest escalation of violence between the risky neighbours that made a Qatar-mediated ceasefire seem more and more shaky.
A minimum of three explosions have been heard in Kabul, however there was no speedy data on the precise location of the strikes within the Afghan capital, or of any potential casualties. Authorities spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid mentioned Pakistan additionally carried out airstrikes in Kandahar to the south and within the southeastern province of Paktia.
Afghanistan mentioned its navy launched its assault throughout the border into Pakistan late Thursday in retaliation for lethal Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan border areas on Sunday (February 22), and claimed to have captured greater than a dozen Pakistani Military posts.
Pakistan’s Authorities, which had described final Sunday’s (February 22) airstrikes as an assault on militants harboured within the space, described Thursday’s (February 26) Afghan assault as unprovoked, and dismissed claims that military posts had been captured.
-AP
