Rescue teams recover bodies after deadly Kabul hospital air strike

"Afghan government spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid condemned the strike, claiming Pakistan was targeting hospitals and civilian sites to perpetrate horrors. He emphasised that those killed were innocent civilians and addicts. We strongly condemn this crime and consider such an act to be against all accepted principles and a crime against humanity."

"Rescue worker Allah Mohammad Farooq reported hundreds killed. When we arrived here, everyone was buried under the rubble, he said. We then used a crane to pull them out. Most of the people were dead, and many are still trapped under the debris."

"The conflict stems from an enduring and contentious dispute over the Pakistan Taliban (TTP), an armed group that Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of sheltering. The attack marked a dramatic intensification in the conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan, which has intensified in the last three weeks."

An overnight air strike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul resulted in over 400 deaths, with rescue teams continuing recovery operations. Afghanistan's government condemned the attack as targeting civilians and addicts, calling it a crime against humanity. Pakistan denied responsibility, claiming its operations targeted only military installations and dismissing casualty reports as propaganda. The strike represents an escalation in the three-week conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan, stemming from disputes over the Pakistan Taliban. Border clashes and repeated air strikes have intensified despite international ceasefire calls. Rescue workers described extensive casualties with many bodies still trapped under rubble. Independent verification of death tolls remains impossible, while families desperately searched hospitals for missing relatives.

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