Multiple explosions shook the Afghan capital, Kabul, and several other regions early Friday morning as Pakistan and Afghanistan exchanged military strikes across their volatile border, accusing each other of escalating the conflict.
Islamabad launched Operation Ghazab Lil Haq (“Wrath of Justice”) hours after Afghan forces conducted cross-border attacks against Pakistani military positions. Residents of the Afghan capital reported hearing at least three blasts, but authorities have not confirmed the precise locations of the explosions.
“The cowardly Pakistani military has carried out airstrikes in certain areas of Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia; fortunately, there have been no reported casualties,” Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid wrote on X.
The cowardly Pakistani military has carried out airstrikes in certain areas of Kabul, Kandahar, and Paktia; fortunately, there have been no reported casualties.
— Zabihullah (..ذبـــــیح الله م ) (@Zabehulah_M33) February 26, 2026
Pakistani state broadcaster PTV News shared several videos of the strikes, saying the military targeted “important military installations.”
🚨Operation Ghazab Lil Haq / Update#Kabul, #Afghanistan 3 AM, 27th February 2026#آپریشن_غضب_للحق #OperationGhazabLilHaqq pic.twitter.com/TZmxccaJLn
— PTV News (@PTVNewsOfficial) February 26, 2026
A Pakistani security source told local media that an ammunition depot, battalion positions, and a sector headquarters were destroyed.
Islamabad said the strikes came after Afghan Taliban forces opened fire on its border positions late Thursday, killing two Pakistani soldiers and wounding three others.
Mosharraf Zaidi, spokesperson for Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, said their forces killed dozens of Afghan fighters and destroyed several military posts and armored vehicles in “retaliatory” operations.
Afghan authorities, however, said their military offensive on Thursday was itself a response to earlier Pakistani air raids conducted last week.
Afghanistan’s military claimed it captured more than a dozen Pakistani army posts and inflicted heavy casualties in “large-scale offensive operations” across several border provinces.
Pakistani officials described the Afghan attack as unprovoked and denied losing any positions, accusing the neighbor of targeting civilians.
Source: Agencies