A Pakistani jet has crashed in Jalalabad city and the pilot captured alive, the Afghan military and police said, with residents saying the man parachuted before being detained.
A spokesman for the military in eastern Afghanistan confirmed the Pakistani jet was downed by Afghan forces “and the pilot was captured alive”.
The announcement followed an AFP journalist hearing a jet over Jalalabad, followed by the sound of two explosions from the direction of the city’s airport.
Pakistan’s military and information ministry did not immediately reply a request for comment.
On Friday, Pakistan launched airstrikes on the Afghan capital Kabul and southern Kandahar, where Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is based. — AFP
