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Afghan Taliban says 400 killed, 250 injured in Pakistan air strike on Kabul hospital

At least 400 people were killed and 250 injured in an air strike on a Kabul drug rehabilitation hospital, a claim denied by Pakistan, which said it targeted only military and terrorist facilities.

Mohammad Yunus Yawar/Reuters

17 March 2026 at 02:12:55

Afghan Taliban says 400 killed, 250 injured in Pakistan air strike on Kabul hospital

Smoke rises after an explosion in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 16, 2026.

Sayed Hassib/Reuters

At least 400 people were killed and 250 injured in an air strike by Pakistan on a drug users rehabilitation hospital in the Afghan capital of Kabul, the deputy spokesman of the Afghan Taliban government said on Tuesday.


Pakistan rejected the claim as false and misleading and said it "precisely targeted military installations and terrorist support infrastructure" on Monday night.

-Mohammad Yunus Yawar/Reuters

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