Pakistan strikes hit drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Taliban says

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A Pakistani airstrike struck a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, killing or wounding an unspecified number of people, according to the Afghan Taliban. Pakistan denied targeting civilian infrastructure, claiming its strikes hit military installations and terrorist support infrastructure in Kabul and Nangarhar. The incident significantly escalates tensions between Pakistan and Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

March 16 (Reuters) - A Pakistani airstrike hit a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, killing or wounding an unspecified number of people, an Afghan Taliban spokesperson said on Monday, an action that Pakistan rejected, saying it had targeted "military installations". Pakistan's Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said in a post on social media platform X that Pakistan had targeted "military installations" and "terrorist support infrastructure" in Kabul and Nangarhar.