Pakistan denies fighter jet shot down by Afghanistan
Xinhua News Agency, Islamabad, February 28 (Reporter Yang Kai) - The Pakistan Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued a statement on the 28th, denying reports that "a Pakistani fighter jet was shot down in Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province, and the pilot was captured."
The statement said that the Pakistani military has not reported any aircraft losses. The Afghan side has also not provided evidence of the downed fighter jet's wreckage or a captured pilot, and there is no imagery or satellite evidence to support this claim. Currently circulating videos online are old clips from past events.
Afghan media reported on the 28th, citing the Afghan Ministry of Defense, that Afghan forces shot down a Pakistani fighter jet and captured the pilot in the eastern Nangarhar Province that day. (End)
Pakistan denies that its fighter jet was shot down in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, on February 28, and refutes claims of a captured pilot. The Pakistani military reported no losses, and Afghanistan has not provided evidence to support its claims. Current videos circulating are from previous incidents.
- Pakistan denies that a fighter jet was shot down in Afghanistan.
- No evidence of a downed aircraft or captured pilot has been provided by Afghanistan.
- Videos circulating online are from past events, not the current incident.