Afghan sources, as cited by Tolo News claimed their forces shot down a Pakistani aircraft after it entered Afghan airspace, with social media post identifying it as a Pakistani F-16.

An explosion followed by successive gunfire were heard in central Kabul on Sunday, AFP journalists reported, with the Taliban government saying Afghan forces were shooting at a fresh incursion by Pakistani aircraft.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghanistan thwarted attempted airstrikes on Bagram Air Base, the former U.S. military base north of Kabul, authorities said Sunday, while cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan stretched into a fourth day.

An explosion followed by successive gunfire was heard in Central Kabul on Sunday (March 1, 2026). Follow The Hindu for more updates.

Months of cross-border clashes have flared since Thursday last week when Afghanistan launched an offensive along the frontier, with Pakistani forces hitting back on the border and from the skies. “Anti-aircraft fire is being directed at Pakistani aircraft in Kabul,

“The Ministry of Defence of the so-called Islamic Emirate claimed that Afghan forces shot down a Pakistani fighter jet in Nangarhar and captured its pilot alive. The claim was widely amplified by Indian media and Afghan propaganda outlets,” it said.

Afghanistan claims to have thwarted a Pakistani airstrike on Bagram Air Base amid escalating border tensions and conflict.