Pakistani Jets Bomb Bagram Air Base and Eastern Afghan Provinces Amid Escalating Tensions with Taliban

Pakistani fighter jets reportedly carried out airstrikes on Afghanistan early Sunday morning, targeting Bagram Air Base and multiple locations in eastern provinces, according to local sources and eyewitness accounts.

Video footage circulating online shows smoke and flames rising from areas near Bagram following the reported strike. Residents in surrounding districts said they heard the sound of at least two fighter jets followed by explosions in the early hours.

په ځايي وخت د یکشنبې ورځې سهار وختي، پاکستاني جيټ الوتکو پر بګرام هوايي اډه بمبار وکړ.

له محل څخه ثبت شوې ويډيوګانې ښيي، چې له بمبار وروسته لوګي او لمبې پورته کېږي.

طالبانو تر اوسه په دې اړه څه نه دي ويلي، خو سهار په کابل کې د دفع هوا د ډزو پرلپسې غږونه تاييد شول. pic.twitter.com/iE3js53ikK

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The Taliban administration has not issued an official statement on the alleged bombing of Bagram, but reports indicate sporadic air activity and anti-aircraft fire in Kabul and other provinces.

Airstrikes Reported in Multiple Provinces

Local reports suggest that Pakistani aircraft conducted strikes in several areas overnight, including:

• Barmal, Gomal, Margha, Sarobi, and Argun districts in Paktika province
• Ghani Khel district in Nangarhar province
• Additional unspecified areas in eastern Afghanistan

In Nangarhar’s 29th Valley area of Ghani Khel district, a residential house was reportedly hit, resulting in the death of a school student. Casualty figures across other locations remain unconfirmed.

A spokesman for the Taliban’s Nangarhar police headquarters, Sayed Tayyip Hammad, stated that Pakistani aircraft entering Afghan airspace were being fired upon by local forces.

Pakistani Aircraft Reportedly Patrolling Kabul and Eastern Regions

Residents in Kabul reported hearing sustained gunfire, which they said was directed at aircraft flying overhead. Witnesses in Nangarhar, Kapisa, and parts of Kabul province also reported ongoing aerial patrols by Pakistani jets.

There has been no official confirmation from Islamabad regarding the strikes at the time of publication.

Rising Cross-Border Security Tensions

The reported airstrikes come amid ongoing security tensions between Pakistan and the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan.

Islamabad has repeatedly accused militant groups operating from Afghan territory of launching cross-border attacks into Pakistan, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces. The Taliban administration has denied harboring anti-Pakistan militants, but clashes and border incidents have increased over the past year.

Bagram Air Base — once the largest U.S. military installation in Afghanistan before the 2021 withdrawal — remains a symbolically and strategically important location, though its current operational status under Taliban control is limited.

Casualty Figures and Official Response Awaited

At this stage:

• No comprehensive casualty count has been released
• The Taliban have not issued a central official statement
• Pakistan has not publicly acknowledged the reported strikes

The situation remains fluid, with residents reporting intermittent gunfire and continued aerial movement.

Regional Implications

If confirmed, strikes on Bagram and multiple eastern provinces would mark one of the most significant direct Pakistani aerial operations inside Afghanistan.

Such actions risk:

• Escalating military confrontation between Islamabad and Kabul
• Destabilizing border regions
• Increasing militant retaliation risks
• Complicating regional diplomatic efforts

With both sides yet to provide full official accounts, the coming hours will be critical in determining whether the situation de-escalates or expands further.