200 killed after Pakistan strikes hit drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Taliban says

Afghanistan on Monday accused Pakistan’s military of targeting a Kabul hospital that treats drug users in air strikes, with the country’s health ministry spokesman saying more than 200 people had been killed.Pakistan dismissed the accusation, saying the strikes – which were also conducted in eastern Afghanistan – did not hit any civilian sites.Health Ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman gave the death toll during a television interview with local media that was posted on social media.He said all parts of the drug treatment hospital had been destroyed. Taliban government spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid also posted the video interview. Local television stations posted footage showing firefighters struggling to extinguish flames among the ruins of a building.The alleged attack came hours after Afghan officials said the two sides exchanged fire along their common border, killing four people in Afghanistan, as the deadliest fighting between the neighbours in years entered a third week.Mujahid had earlier condemned the strike before the death toll had become apparent, saying it violated Afghanistan’s territory. He said most of those killed and wounded were patients undergoing treatment at the facility.