KABUL (AFGHANISTAN):  Three explosions and the sound of aircraft have been heard in Kabul, hours after Afghanistan launched an attack on Pakistan in retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes on border areas earlier in the week.

There was no immediate information on the exact location of the explosions in the Afghan capital in the early hours of Friday, or on any potential casualties.

Afghanistan’s military launched a cross-border attack on Pakistan on Thursday night, claiming to have captured more than a dozen Pakistani army posts in the latest escalation of violence between the volatile neighbors.