US EditionAfghanistan Says Pakistani Airstrike Kills 400 at Kabul Rehab Hospital
The Taliban government says up to 400 died and 250 were injured in the strike on the Kabul drug rehab hospital, while Pakistan denies targeting civilian sites.
- On Monday, Afghanistan's Taliban government accused Pakistan of conducting airstrikes on a Kabul drug rehabilitation center, claiming the attack killed 400 people; Pakistan denied hitting civilian sites, asserting it targeted military infrastructure.
- This incident marks a sharp escalation in clashes that intensified late last month, with Islamabad describing the ongoing conflict as "open war" and both sides trading accusations of harboring militant groups.
- Ongoing fighting has forced about 115,000 people from their homes according to the UN refugee agency, while the World Food Programme warns that "further instability will push millions into hunger" delivering aid.
- Beyond Kabul, exchanges in Khost province and other border regions have killed two children and wounded 10 people in recent days, disrupting an October ceasefire and straining diplomatic relations.
- Amid these tensions, the UN Security Council recently extended the UNAMA mission for three months, calling on the Taliban to "step up efforts to combat terrorism" without explicitly naming Pakistan.
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Afghan authorities have reported massive casualties after an airstrike on a medical facility in Kabul. According to official data, at least 400 people were killed and about 250 others were injured.
Pakistan rejects Afghan claim its air strikes killed over 400 in Kabul hospital
Over 400 people were killed and 250 injured in an air strike by Pakistan on a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, a spokesman of the Afghan Taliban government said on Tuesday, a sharp escalation in the conflict between the neighbours.
The government of Afghanistan accused Pakistan of an air raid against a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul. The government, reports Reuters, said: "At least 400 people were killed and 250 wounds in a Pakistani air raid on a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul. Islamabad rejects the accusations, explaining that he had attacked exclusively Taliban military forces and military sites. Pakistan's information minister, Attaullah Tarar, had declar…
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