Kabul, Feb. 27 -- Several countries on Friday called for restraint and an immediate ceasefire after fresh cross-border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan along the Durand Line.

The calls for a ceasefire came after overnight strikes by both sides caused significant damage to military installations and civilian infrastructure, along with casualties on both ends of the border.

Afghanistan's Ministry of National Defence, earlier today, claimed it carried out coordinated airstrikes on Pakistani military targets in response to aerial incursions by Pakistani forces in Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia.

In a post on X, Afghanistan's Ministry of National Defense said that at approximately 11:00 AM (local time), its Air Force conducted coordinate...