Reports of multiple explosions across Kabul emerged after Pakistani strikes targeted a rehabilitation hospital and other sites, deepening tensions between Islamabad and the Taliban administration.
Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan are rising again, with reports of shelling in Khost that killed four civilians and accusations of cross-border attacks along the disputed Durand Line.
Pakistan confirmed the use of drones by the Afghan Taliban, with its Information Minister Attaullah Tarar saying that militants tried to use drones against targets in the country, but they were shot down by anti-drone systems.
Afghanistan and Pakistan exchanged sharp claims of heavy losses and captured posts after overnight operations across multiple border districts, deepening tensions along the unrecognised Durand Line frontier.
The Taliban’s new 90-page criminal code introduces class-based justice, weak penalties for abuse and repeals Afghanistan’s 2009 law protecting women from violence.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had mentioned some unnamed force to be working against peace in Afghanistan and urged the group to be monitored.
The Cold War-era strategic bomber first flew in the 1950s but is still used due to its 70,000lb payload and range of more than 8,000 miles
The US Embassy has also asked US citizens to leave Afghanistan immediately using available commercial flight options
The development was the latest in Taliban wins on the ground as American and NATO troops complete their pullout from the war-battered country.
Pentagon officials are encouraging their partners in Kabul to "step up" and defend their country amidst the pullout of American forces,
