The Taliban government on Friday formally accused Pakistan of bombing a market in a border town, describing the action as a "violation of Kabul's sovereign territory".

The accusation was made just a day after two late-night explosions were reported in Afghanistan's capital.

In a statement posted by Afghanistan's Defence Ministry on social media, officials claimed that Pakistan had breached Afghan airspace to bomb a civilian market in the Marghi area of Barmal district of Paktika province, which is situated close to the contentious Durand Line.

"Pakistan violated Afghanistan's airspace, bombing a civilian market in the Marghi area of Paktika near the Durand Line and also violating Kabul's sovereign territory," the Defence Ministry said.

"This is an unprecedented, violent, and heinous

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