Pakistan has carried out airstrikes in Kabul and two other Afghan provinces, Afghanistan’s government spokesperson says.

Pakistan has carried out airstrikes in Kabul and two other Afghan provinces, Afghanistan’s government spokesman says. They came hours after Afghanistan launched a cross-border attack on Pakistan in the latest escalation of violence between the volatile neighbors.

In an escalation of the conflict, the government of Pakistan claimed to have bombed Kabul, the Afghan capital, in the early hours of Friday and declared an “open confrontation” with its neighboring country.