Afghan workers clear debris from the site after Pakistani air strikes hit the Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital in Kabul. Photograph: Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty ImagesAfghanistan has accused Pakistan of killing 400 people in an air strike on a hospital in Kabul that has fuelled fears of escalating conflict between the Asian neighbours. Two women watch as rescue workers and officials inspect the site of an air strike at a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul. The UN’s special rapporteur for Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, said on social media that he was “dismayed” by fresh reports of “Pakistan air strikes” in Afghanistan resulting in civilian casualties. The most recent round of attacks began in late February, when Pakistan launched a series of air strikes on border villages.

Source: The Irish Times March 18, 2026 02:58 UTC