Taliban says 400 killed in Pakistani airstrike on Kabul hospital

400 killed in Pakistani strike on Kabul hospital: Taliban

Mar 17, 2026, 03:44 AM en source ↗

Pakistan-Afghanistan Tensions Pakistan Military Strikes on Afghanistan

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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The Taliban government said at least 400 people were killed in a Pakistani airstrike on a drug treatment facility in Kabul. Pakistan denied the accusation, saying its armed forces struck military installations.

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