(SpotNews) AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-HOSPITAL-AIRSTRIKE

Xinhua
17 Mar 2026, 14:45 GMT+10

(260317) -- KABUL, March 17, 2026 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 17, 2026 shows the damaged Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. Pakistan's air force carried out an airstrike late Monday night targeting the drug addiction treatment hospital in the Afghan capital of Kabul, killing at least 400 people and injuring around 250 others, an Afghan official said Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Pakistan on Monday refuted the Afghan government's claim, saying the country targeted military installations and terrorist support infrastructure in Afghanistan. (Xinhua/Zhang Yibin)

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