Taliban says 400 killed in Pakistani airstrike on Kabul hospital
400 killed in Pakistani strike on Kabul hospital: Taliban
Summary
The Taliban government in Afghanistan claimed that a Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation facility in Kabul killed at least 400 people. Pakistan rejected the accusation, insisting its forces targeted military installations, not civilian infrastructure. The incident marks a severe escalation in the already tense relations between Islamabad and Kabul.
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