Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have escalated sharply after Afghanistan’s Defence Ministry claimed that its forces killed at least 55 Pakistani soldiers and captured two military bases along the border in a retaliatory operation.

Pakistan launched airstrikes in Afghanistan, targeting Taliban military installations, after Afghanistan's counterattack, which led to the capture of around 17 Pakistani military posts, killing around 55 soldiers.

At least three explosions and the sound of aircraft reverberated in Kabul early Friday, hours after Afghanistan launched a cross-border attack on Pakistan in the latest

Tensions intensified at the Afghanistan–Pakistan border on Thursday, with both countries reporting significant casualties from cross-border military engagements.

Afghanistan's military launched a cross-border attack on Pakistan on Thursday night, claiming to have captured more than a dozen Pakistani army posts in the latest escalation of violence between the volatile neighbors.