A deadly strike on a hospital in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul has triggered fresh tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan, with Afghan authorities accusing Pakistan of carrying out the attack that reportedly killed hundreds of people.
Officials in Kabul said the strike hit a large drug rehabilitation hospital where thousands of patients were undergoing treatment. According to Afghan authorities, the explosion destroyed major parts of the facility, killing more than 400 people and leaving at least 250 others injured. Many of the victims were patients receiving treatment, along with hospital staff.
Witnesses described chaotic scenes after the blast, with buildings collapsing and thick smoke rising from the hospital compound. Survivors said several people were trapped under rubble as rescuers and volunteers rushed to search for survivors. Emergency teams continued clearing debris hours after the incident, fearing that more victims could still be buried beneath the ruins.
Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government strongly condemned the attack, calling it a “crime against humanity”. Officials insisted that the hospital was a civilian facility and denied that any militants were operating from the area. They also said that some of the victims included children and vulnerable patients who were receiving medical care.
Pakistan, however, rejected the accusations. Authorities in Islamabad said their forces had carried out targeted operations against militant groups believed to be operating from Afghan territory. Pakistani officials denied that civilian infrastructure had been deliberately targeted during the operation.
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