At least 400 people have been killed and around 250 injured in what the Taliban government called a Pakistani airstrike on a hospital in Kabul, the group’s spokesperson said, adding that a large section of the medical facility was destroyed and casualties may rise. The allegation comes from Taliban officials and was repeated by the Taliban’s spokesman, who warned of mounting loss of life at the site.
Pakistan has denied the Afghan government’s account, calling the claims baseless and saying no hospital was targeted in Kabul. The denial was issued amid sharply conflicting accounts of the incident, with each side offering a different version of events.
Afghan officials said the reported strike occurred hours after exchanges of fire along the Afghanistan–Pakistan border, which Afghan authorities say killed four people in Afghanistan. The clashes mark the deadliest fighting between the neighbours in years and, according to Afghan reports, have entered a third week.
Separately, reports say Pakistan’s military forces recently struck an addiction treatment centre in Kabul’s 9th police district, causing heavy casualties among patients. Those accounts have not been independently confirmed in the source material provided.
Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban government spokesperson, accused “the Pakistani military regime” of violating Afghan airspace and targeting a drug rehabilitation hospital, saying the attack resulted in “the death and injury of addicts who were undergoing treatment.” He added, “We strongly condemn this crime and consider such an act to be against all accepted principles and a crime against humanity.”
The situation remains tense and contested, with casualty figures and the full sequence of events attributed to statements from the Taliban and disputed by Pakistani authorities.
Original Source: https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/afghanistan-says-over-250-killed-400-injured-in-pakistan-strike-on-kabul-hospital-treating-drug-addicts-local-media-11225227#publisher=newsstand
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Publish Date: 2026-03-17 04:43:00
