Explosions were heard in the capital, anti-aircraft guns and gunshots were heard from throughout the city.
A Taliban security personnel operating an anti-aircraft gun monitors Pakistani airstrikes near the Torkham border crossing between Afghanistan and Pakistan in Nangarhar province on February 27, 2026. PHOTO: AFP
AFP Journalists in Kabul heard multiple explosions and gunshots on Tuesday as Afghan and Pakistani troops continued border clashes. The explosions echoed across the capital along with anti-aircraft fire, as Afghanistan’s Defense Ministry said fighting with Pakistani forces was continuing. A AFP A journalist in Jalalabad also reported explosions and heavy weapons fire.
AFP Journalists in Kabul heard multiple explosions and gunshots on Tuesday, as Afghan and Pakistani troops continue their border battles.
The explosions in the Afghan capital were heard along with anti-aircraft guns and gunfire from across the city, and came as the Afghan Defense Ministry said “fighting is still continuing” against Pakistani forces.
A AFP A journalist in the city of Jalalabad, between Kabul and the border, reported hearing explosions and shots from several weapons.
At the nearest border crossing, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from Jalalabad, residents in Torkham said. AFP The fighting that lasted several days continued.
The neighbors have clashed along the border since Thursday, when Afghanistan launched a border offensive in response to Pakistani airstrikes.
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The latest victims include three children killed on Monday in Kunar province, deputy Afghan government spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said.
Islamabad said its February airstrikes that sparked the escalation targeted terrorists. Islamabad accuses Afghanistan of failing to act against terrorist groups carrying out attacks in Pakistan, which the Taliban government rejects.
Border fighting has affected several Afghan provinces.
The latest clashes took place in southern Kandahar, the Defense Ministry said, as well as in neighboring Zabul, according to the provincial information department.
The violence of recent days is the worst since fighting in October killed more than 70 people on both sides, and land borders between the neighbors have since been virtually closed.
