Taliban Says 400 Killed, 250 Injured In Pakistani Airstrikes On Kabul Hospital

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Last Updated:March 17, 2026, 04:44 IST

The Taliban government accused the Pakistani military of violating Afghan airspace and targeting a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul.

Smoke rises after an explosion in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul. (Reuters)

Smoke rises after an explosion in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul. (Reuters)

Afghanistan’s Taliban government has claimed that at least 400 people have been killed and 250 others were injured in Pakistan’s airstrikes on a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul. according to reports.

After multiple explosions were heard in Afghanistan’s Kabul City and surrounding areas on Monday night, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid accused the Pakistani military of violating Afghan airspace and targeting a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul, resulting in the deaths of addicts undergoing treatment.

“We condemn this crime in the strongest terms and consider such an act to be in violation of all universally recognised humanitarian principles," he added.

Hamdullah Fitrat, the deputy spokesperson of the Taliban government, said the death toll in the Pakistani attack had risen to 400, while the number of injured has reached 250, TOLO News reported. Local television stations posted footage showing firefighters struggling to extinguish flames among the ruins of a building.

Location :

Kabul, Afghanistan

First Published:

March 17, 2026, 04:44 IST

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