This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2026 shows cargo trucks near the border crossing point of Torkham between Pakistan and Afghanistan in northwest Pakistan's Torkham. In recent days, military tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have escalated, with several rounds of exchange of fire. (Str/Xinhua)

KABUL, March 1 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan capital Kabul came under airstrikes from Pakistan at around 7:00 p.m. local time on Sunday.

Enayatullah Khorazmi, spokesperson for Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense, said that a large number of Pakistani fighter jets had entered the airspace over Kabul, prompting Afghan air defense forces to conduct effective interceptions.

Meanwhile, Afghan local media reported that Afghan forces were launching drone attacks on Pakistan's capital Islamabad and Peshawar city.

In recent days, military tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have escalated, with several rounds of exchange of fire. ■

This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2026 shows trucks parked near the border crossing point of Torkham between Pakistan and Afghanistan in northwest Pakistan's Torkham. In recent days, military tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have escalated, with several rounds of exchange of fire. (Str/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2026 shows the border crossing point of Torkham between Pakistan and Afghanistan in northwest Pakistan's Torkham. In recent days, military tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have escalated, with several rounds of exchange of fire. (Str/Xinhua)

A boy looks over the border crossing point of Torkham between Pakistan and Afghanistan in northwest Pakistan's Torkham on Feb. 28, 2026. In recent days, military tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have escalated, with several rounds of exchange of fire. (Str/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2026 shows cargo trucks parked near the border crossing point of Torkham between Pakistan and Afghanistan in northwest Pakistan's Torkham. In recent days, military tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have escalated, with several rounds of exchange of fire. (Str/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2026 shows the border crossing point of Torkham between Pakistan and Afghanistan in northwest Pakistan's Torkham. In recent days, military tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have escalated, with several rounds of exchange of fire. (Str/Xinhua)

This photo taken on March 1, 2026 shows a night view of the city of Kabul, Afghanistan. The Afghan capital Kabul came under airstrikes from Pakistan at around 7:00 p.m. local time on Sunday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)