India, Feb. 28 -- A Pakistani fighter jet was "shot down" over Jalalabad city on Saturday, and its pilot was captured "alive", Afghan military and police officials said, as tensions along the border continue to escalate.

"A Pakistani fighter jet was shot down in the sixth district of Jalalabad city, and its pilot was captured alive," said police spokesman Tayeb Hammad, reported news agency AFP.

Meanwhile, the local residents told the news agency that they saw the pilot parachute from the aircraft before being detained.

Wahidullah Mohammadi, spokesperson for the military in eastern Afghanistan, confirmed that Afghan forces had downed the jet and that the pilot was in their custody.

The announcement came after an AFP journalist reported...