The Pakistan-Afghanistan "open war" just hit a fever pitch. A Pakistani fighter jet(F16) was reportedly downed in Jalalabad today, with the pilot captured alive after parachuting into Afghan hands. While Islamabad is calling the claim "totally untrue," local witnesses saw the crash and the capture. This escalation follows intense Pakistani airstrikes on Kabul and Kandahar, as both sides abandon diplomacy for a high-stakes military showdown.
The pilot is currently being held by Afghan forces in the sixth district.
Pakistan has officially declared open war after months of border friction.
South-Central Asian region is on the boil
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