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Explosions heard in Kabul as Afghan forces open fire at Pakistani aircraft
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Explosions heard in Kabul as Afghan forces open fire at Pakistani aircraft

France 24 · Mar 1, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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An explosion and bursts of gunfire were heard in central Kabul on Sunday as the Taliban government said Afghan forces were responding to a new incursion by Pakistani aircraft. The unrest follows months of cross-border clashes that intensified on Thursday after Afghanistan launched a frontier offensive, prompting Pakistani retaliatory strikes.


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