Pakistan launched airstrikes on Taliban facilities hours after Afghanistan carried out its own “retaliatory” attack

Multiple explosions shook the Afghan capital, Kabul, and several other regions early Friday morning as Pakistan and Afghanistan exchanged military strikes across their volatile border, accusing each other of escalating the conflict.

Islamabad launched Operation Ghazab Lil Haq (“Wrath of Justice”) hours after Afghan forces conducted cross-border attacks against Pakistani military positions. Residents in the Afghan capital reported hearing at least three blasts, but authorities have not confirmed the precise locations of the explosions.

“The cowardly Pakistani military has carried out airstrikes in certain areas of Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia; fortunately, there have been no reported casualties,” Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid wrote on X.

Pakistani state broadcaster PTV News shared several videos of the strikes, saying the military targeted Taliban “important military installations.” A Pakistani security source claimed that an ammunition depot, battalion positions, and a sector headquarters were destroyed.

Footage when Kabul was struck by Pakistan Air Force