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2026-02-27 08:16:47
[Pakistan Airstrikes on Kabul and Other Areas in Afghanistan] Afghan government spokesman Mujahid confirmed on social media early on the 27th that Pakistani forces had launched airstrikes on parts of Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia provinces. No casualties have been reported so far. Around 2:10 AM that day, a loud explosion was heard in downtown Kabul, followed by what sounded like aircraft flying overhead, and then intense gunfire. A Pakistani military source told reporters that Pakistan launched airstrikes on key Afghan military facilities in Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia provinces early that morning. The airstrikes were in response to an Afghan attack on Pakistani border posts on the evening of the 26th, destroying several Afghan command posts, ammunition depots, and logistics bases. The source stated that after the airstrikes on Kabul, Afghanistan requested a ceasefire, but Pakistan decided to continue the airstrikes until its objectives were fully achieved. (Xinhua)
