Tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan have flared in recent days with the exchange of deadly gunfire between the neighbors that has stoked fears of a wider conflict.

In response to the latest round of Pakistani attacks inside Afghanistan, the Taliban said they killed several Pakistani soldiers and captured their posts and weapons, including tanks. They paraded those purported captured tanks in Afghan streets as well.

The Taliban government accuses Pakistan of bombing Kabul and a market in eastern Afghanistan. A blast occurred Thursday night in Kabul near key government buildings.

Afghanistan's Taliban government has accused Pakistan of violating Kabul's "sovereign territory", describing it as an "unprecedented, violent, and provocative act". The allegation comes after two loud blasts were heard in the city late on Thursday.