- Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of conducting an airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, reportedly killing 400 people and injuring 250 others.
- Pakistan denied targeting a hospital, asserting its forces precisely struck military installations and terrorist infrastructure in Kabul and Nangarhar province.
- Pakistan claims these strikes targeted insurgents, specifically the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which it holds responsible for attacks on Pakistani soil.
- The UN Special Rapporteur for human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, expressed dismay over the reports of civilian casualties and urged both parties to de-escalate.
- This incident marks a further escalation in cross-border tensions, with both nations accusing the other of harbouring militants and initiating provocations.
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