Pakistan denies Kabul hospital strike, death toll 400
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- Attaullah Tarar told Al Jazeera Arabic that Pakistan "strongly refutes and rejects" the Afghan claim, stating its strikes target only terrorist infrastructure and military locations.
- Hamdullah Fitrat reported that Pakistan’s forces hit Kabul’s Omar Addiction Treatment Hospital at about 9 p.m. local time (16:30 GMT).
- Omar Addiction Treatment Hospital, a 2,000‑bed facility, suffered large‑section destruction; the death toll reached 400 with roughly 250 injured.
- Zabihullah Mujahid denounced the attack as a “crime against humanity” and accused Pakistan of intentionally targeting civilian infrastructure, noting victims were patients.
- UN Security Council adopted a unanimous resolution condemning all terrorist activity from within Afghanistan and extended the UNAMA mission for three months, without naming Pakistan.
- World Food Programme began mobilising to deliver immediate lifesaving food to over 20,000 displaced Afghan families affected by the conflict.
Why it matters: The strike deepens Pakistan‑Afghanistan tensions, with the Taliban blaming Pakistan for civilian casualties and Pakistan denying any wrongdoing, potentially hampering cross‑border security cooperation, prompting UN condemnation, and forcing the World Food Programme to mobilise food aid for over 20,000 displaced families.
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