KABUL, Feb. 28 — Afghan forces shot down a Pakistani fighter jet in eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, and its pilot has been captured alive, provincial police chief Mohibullah Hamas said.
The jet, according to the official, was shot down by Afghan forces on Saturday morning and crashed in Jalalabad, the provincial capital.
The pilot, who ejected by parachute, was later captured, the official added. Meanwhile, Sayed Tayeb Hemad, spokesman for Nangarhar provincial police, confirmed that the captured pilot is in police custody.
Tensions between the two neighboring countries have risen in recent days amid a surge in militant violence in border regions. (Namibia Daily News/Xinhua)
