Afghan Taliban shoots down Pakistani jet, sparking border clashes and retaliatory strikes

The Afghan Taliban shot down a Pakistani military jet near the city of Jalalabad and captured the pilot alive. Pakistan said it was responding to what it called 'unprovoked' fire from the Taliban along their shared border.

Both sides launched retaliatory strikes against each other and traded public accusations. Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said 44 Taliban operatives and two Pakistani security personnel were killed in the ongoing border clashes.