US EditionPakistan rejects Afghan claim its air strikes killed over 400 in Kabul hospital
The airstrike on Kabul's Omid hospital killed over 400 people and injured about 250, amid escalating cross-border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Taliban said.
- On March 17, 2026, the Afghan Taliban said an air strike hit the state-run Omid hospital in Kabul, killing over 400 and injuring 250, with Red Crescent volunteers pictured carrying victims.
- Pakistan rejected the claims on Monday night, saying it 'precisely targeted military installations and terrorist support infrastructure' amid a conflict that began last month along the neighbours' 2,600-km border.
- Witnesses heard three explosions as evening prayers ended, residents said Omid hospital sat on a former military base where two bombs struck patient areas; visuals showed flames and bodies removed.
- Rescue teams worked overnight to control fires and recover victims after large parts of the hospital were destroyed, while China pledged to mediate and India unequivocally condemned the strike.
- With the Eid al-Fitr festival days away, the conflict that began last month along a 2,600-km border flared amid stalled mediation and U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and Tehran's retaliation.
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Pakistan-Afghanistan Conflict Highlights: Taliban Says Pak's Strikes On Hospital Is 'Crime Against Humanity'
Pakistan-Afghanistan Conflict Live Updates: At least 400 people have been killed after Pakistani airstrike hit a hospital in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, Taliban spokesman said.
Islamabad rejected the allegations and claimed to have attacked military facilities; the drug treatment centre reached operated in a former NATO military base
This is by far the most deadly attack in the conflict between the two neighbours in months. More than 400 people were killed and more than 200 injured on Monday night in a strike.
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