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"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.

Pakistan bombed major cities in Afghanistan, including capital Kabul on Friday, with Islamabad’s defence minister declaring the neighbours at “open war” following months of tit-for-tat clashes.