Blasts heard in Kabul amid clashes between Afghan, Pakani forces | World News
2 min readKabulUpdated: Mar 1, 2026 11:03 AM Blasts and gunfire were heard in Kabul on Sunday, a Reuters journal in the Afghan capital said, as fighting between Afghanan and Pakan entered a fourth day.
Explosions echoed across parts of the city before sunrise, followed bursts of gunfire, the journal said.
It was not immediately clear what had been targeted or whether there were casualties.
Taliban adminration spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the sounds were the result of Afghan forces targeting Pakani aircraft over the capital.
“Air defence attacks were carried out in Kabul against Pakani aircraft. Kabul residents should not be concerned,” Mujahid said.
Pakan’s prime miner’s office, information minry and military did not respond to requests for comment.
The violence follows air strikes inside Afghanan this week that Pakan said targeted militant infrastructure. Afghanan described the strikes as a violation of sovereignty and announced retaliatory operations along their shared border.Story continues below this ad
Both sides have reported heavy losses, issuing differing casualty figures that Reuters has not been able to independently verify.
The engagement is among the neighbours’ most violent in years and raises fear of a broader conflict along their 2,600 km (1,615 mile)frontier.
