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The Afghan Taliban has alleged Pakistan of infringing upon Afghanistan's "sovereign territory", characterizing it as an "exceptional, violent, and inflammatory action".

This accusation follows two loud blasts were heard in the city late on Thursday.

Neighboring forces had additionally struck a local bazaar in the frontier region of Patika, in the country's eastern borderlands, the Afghan defense authorities declared in an official communication on the following day. Locals there stated that multiple businesses had been destroyed.

Islamabad has remained silent on conducting an operation within Afghan borders.

However, during a media briefing held in the city of Peshawar on Friday, a top general asserted that Afghanistan was being used as a "staging ground for insurgent actions against Pakistan".

"To protect national interests, what measures need to be taken will be taken," General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry emphasized.

The Pakistani administration has repeatedly charged the Taliban government of enabling the Pakistani militant group, called the TTP, to conduct activities from Afghanistan. Afghan officials have consistently refuted these claims.

Rumors had spread that the detonations heard over Kabul were part of a targeted attack on the head of the Pakistani Taliban, Mehsud.

In response, the TTP issued an unverified voice note from their leader saying he was safe and sound.

Exactly what happened are not fully known; local correspondents observed no visible damage in the alleged site of the explosions on Friday, but observed a increased militant patrols and mobile checkpoints.

Afghan defense officials cautioned in the release that, should the situation become worse, "the outcome are the responsibility of the Pakistani army".

Nonetheless, the top diplomat - presently visiting the city of Delhi - stated they aimed to continue friendly dealings with Islamabad.

"Islamabad should not repeat such actions," the diplomatic representative addressed a select group of journalists. "The bilateral concerns are addressable by dialogue not by war."