400 martyred, 250 injured in Pakistani airstrike on Kabul drug rehab hospital: Fitrat

KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 400 people have been martyred and more than 250 others injured after the Pakistani military regime carried out airstrikes on a drug rehabilitation hospital within the 9th police district of Kabul.

Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat, deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), wrote on X that the attack took place on Monday night at around 9:00pm, targeting a 2,000-bed drug treatment hospital named Omid, with large parts of the facility destroyed.

He added that the number of casualties could rise further; so far, the death toll has reached 400, and up to 250 others have been wounded.

Zabihullah Mujahid, the IEA’s chief spokesman, wrote on his X: “We strongly condemn this crime and consider such an act to be against all accepted principles and an inhumane act.”

The Pakistani military’s action has been widely condemned both domestically and internationally.

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