Afghanistan’s government has claimed that at least 400 people were killed and more than 250 others injured in an airstrike carried out by Pakistan on a hospital treating drug users in the capital, Kabul.
Government spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat said in a post on X that the strike destroyed large sections of the hospital. Rescue teams were working to control the fire at the site and recover the bodies of victims.
Pakistan has dismissed the accusation, stating that the strikes did not target any civilian facilities.
The incident comes as the deadliest fighting between the neighboring countries in years has entered its third week, with both sides exchanging fire along their shared border.
Another Afghan government spokesperson, Zabiullah Mujahid, claimed that most of those killed and injured were patients undergoing treatment at the facility.
Islamabad rejected the allegations, saying the strikes “precisely targeted military installations and terrorist support infrastructure, including technical equipment storage and ammunition depots belonging to the Afghan Taliban,” according to Pakistan’s Ministry of Information.
The ministry added that the operation was “precise and carefully undertaken to ensure that no collateral damage was inflicted.”
More details awaited
