The pilot was “captured alive,” said Jalalabad’s police spokesman Tayeb Hammad and the military spokesman in eastern Afghanistan, Wahidullah Mohammadi. The Taliban government said its forces began a border offensive late on Thursday in response to Pakistani strikes. Pakistan’s information minister said on Saturday that 37 locations across Afghanistan had been hit by air strikes since its operation began. Islamabad accuses Afghanistan of failing to act against militant groups that carry out attacks in Pakistan, which the Taliban government denies. Several rounds of negotiations between Pakistan and Afghanistan last year followed a ceasefire brokered by Qatar and Turkey.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 28, 2026 10:50 UTC