200 killed after Pakistan strikes hit drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Taliban says
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Afghanistan accused Pakistan of conducting air strikes on a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul on Monday, resulting in over 200 deaths, according to the Afghan Health Ministry. Pakistan denied the accusation, stating that its strikes, which also occurred in eastern Afghanistan, did not target any civilian areas. The alleged attack followed reports of cross-border fire between the two countries, which Afghan officials say killed four people, marking the third week of escalating tensions. A Taliban spokesman condemned the strikes as a violation of Afghanistan's territory, stating that most of the casualties were patients receiving treatment at the destroyed facility. Local media showed footage of firefighters battling flames amidst the ruins of the hospital.
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AI-ExtractedThe alleged attack came hours after Afghan officials said the two sides exchanged fire along their common border.
Pakistan dismissed the accusation, saying the strikes did not hit any civilian sites.
Afghanistan accused Pakistan’s military of targeting a Kabul hospital in air strikes.
More than 200 people had been killed in the Kabul hospital strike.
Most of those killed and wounded were patients undergoing treatment at the facility.
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