Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of killing hundreds in hospital strike
Islamabad denies targeting the rehab centre and said its strikes were aimed at military installations.
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Notable Quotes
"there were no military facilities near the hospital."
— Sharafat Zaman Amarkhail , Other
"Calling for a ceasefire 'at the earliest opportunity'."
— Wang Yi , Activist
"the airstrike had hit the hospital in Kabul at about 9 p.m. local time, destroying large sections of the 2,000-bed facility."
— Hamdullah Fitrat , Politician
"We strongly condemn this crime and consider such an act to be against all accepted principles and a crime against humanity."
— Zabihullah Mujahid , Politician
"the Pakistani military had carried out precision airstrikes targeting military installations in Kabul."
— Attaullah Tarar , Politician
"crossed a red line"
— Asif Ali Zardari , Politician
"Los números están en cientos."
— Jacopo Caridi , Activist
"Todo apuntamiento se ha hecho con precisión solo en aquellas infraestructuras que están siendo utilizadas por el régimen talibán afgano."
— Attaullah Tarar , Politician
"Consternado por los nuevos informes de ataques aéreos de Pakistán en Afganistán y las víctimas civiles resultantes."
— Richard Bennett , Activist
"He said that all parts of the treatment center for drug addicts were destroyed."
— Sharafat Zaman , Other
Key People
A member of the Taliban rescue team inspecting the airstrike site.
Asif Ali Zardari is a Pakistani politician who served as the President of Pakistan.
Information Minister of Pakistan.
Afghan government deputy spokesman.
Head of the Afghanistan office of the Norwegian Refugee Council.
Mosharraf Zaidi is the spokesperson for the Pakistani premier on foreign media.
Richard Bennett is the United Nations' special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan.
He is a spokesperson for the Afghan Ministry of Health.
Spokesman for the Afghan health ministry.
Shehbaz Sharif is the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Founding pastor of Early Rain Covenant Church, serving a nine-year jail term.
Spokesman for the Taliban government in Afghanistan.
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Islamabad denies targeting the rehab centre and said its strikes were aimed at military installations.
Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of an airstrike on a Kabul hospital, resulting in at least 400 deaths and 250 injuries. Pakistan denies targeting civilian sites, claiming precision airstrikes on military assets.
Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari accuses Afghan Taliban forces of launching drone attacks on Pakistani civilian areas, leading to airstrikes on an Afghan military facility in Kandahar.
Photos depict rescue operations at Kabul's Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital following an airstrike attributed to Pakistan, with hundreds feared dead and many injured.
Afghan officials accuse Pakistan of an airstrike on Kabul's Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital, resulting in at least 400 deaths and 250 injuries. Pakistan denies targeting the hospital, claiming its strikes were aimed at military installations.
An airstrike by the Pakistani military on Kabul's Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital resulted in at least 400 deaths and 250 injuries, according to Taliban authorities. Pakistan denies targeting the hospital, claiming its strikes were aimed at military installations and terrorist support infrastructure.
Afghan authorities accuse Pakistan of conducting an airstrike on Kabul's Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital, resulting in at least 400 deaths and 250 injuries. Pakistan denies targeting the hospital, claiming its strikes were aimed at military installations and terrorist support infrastructure.
Afghan authorities claim a Pakistani airstrike on Kabul's Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital killed hundreds, while Pakistan denies targeting the facility, stating its strikes aimed at military installations.
Afghan officials claim a Pakistani airstrike on the Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital in Kabul resulted in at least 400 deaths and 265 injuries, while Pakistan denies targeting the facility, stating its strikes aimed at military installations.
Afghan authorities accuse Pakistan of conducting an airstrike on Kabul's Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital, resulting in hundreds of deaths, a claim Pakistan denies, asserting its strikes targeted military sites.
Afghan officials accuse Pakistan of conducting an airstrike on Kabul's Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital, resulting in hundreds of deaths, a claim Pakistan denies, stating its strikes targeted military sites.
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