Pakistan bombs Kabul, other cities as clashes with Afghanistan intensify

• Pakistan bombed Kabul and other Afghan cities following earlier attacks by Afghan forces on Pakistani military positions.
• The bombing in Kabul started at 1:50 am, followed by a second air raid, with Afghan anti-aircraft guns returning fire.
• Pakistani warplanes also hit a military base in Kandahar province and conducted airstrikes in Paktia province, allegedly destroying two brigade bases.
• Afghanistan launched a cross-border attack into Pakistan on Thursday in retaliation for deadly Pakistani airstrikes on Sunday.
• Afghanistan claimed to have captured over a dozen Pakistani army posts, while Pakistan dismissed these claims and called the Afghan attack unprovoked.