US EditionTaliban Says Pakistan Airstrike on Kabul Rehab Center Killed 400
The Taliban and UN report 400 killed and hundreds wounded in the strike on a Kabul drug rehab hospital, while Pakistan denies targeting the facility, citing military objectives.
- On Monday, March 16, an airstrike carried out by Pakistan's military hit the 2,000‑bed Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital in Kabul at about 9:00 PM, killing 400 and injuring 250, Hamdullah Fitrat confirmed.
- Weeks of fighting and a fragile October 2025 ceasefire preceded escalations after February 2026 accusations, setting the backdrop for the recent strike.
- Several Afghanistan cricketers including Ibrahim Zadran and Gulbadin Naib condemned the strikes on social media, while Rashid Khan called it a war crime and Mohammad Nabi said 'Tonight in Kabul, hope was extinguished at a hospital.'
- Rescue teams at Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital are working to control fires and recover bodies after large sections were destroyed, while mothers waited at hospital gates calling their sons' names.
- Islamabad rejected the hospital claims, saying Taliban claims are 'false and misleading' and its forces targeted terrorist infrastructure; India condemned the airstrikes while international commentators drew sharp attention.
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Afghanistan vows to avenge deadly Kabul bombing but says open to talks
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The Afghan Interior Minister warned that there would be "consequence" to the Pakistani bombings. A strike hit a medical centre, killing 408 and wounding 265, according to the authorities.
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Pakistan and Afghanistan announce temporary pause in fighting, 2 days after deadly Kabul strike
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday declared a temporary pause in escalating fighting, two days after Kabul blamed Islamabad for a deadly airstrike in the Afghan capital that it said killed hundreds of people at a drug rehabilitation hospital.Both said they were suspending fighting ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, and at the request of Saudi Arabia, Turkey a…
Pakistan Bombs Hospital, Kills 400, No Media Coverage
And they did it deliberately. Imagine the media, the Democrats’, the left’s reaction if this were done in error by Israel or the US …. The BBC running blood cover. No. No. No. Hundreds killed in a Pakistani airstrike on a Kabul hospital. First the BBC downplayed it – now @BBCNews removed it from the front page entirely. If Israel were involved, it would lead for days but no – the BBC must not talk badly about Pakistan. Why is that? pic.twitter.…
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