Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Updates: Taliban says at least 400 killed in Pakistani airstrike on Kabul Hospital

Pakistan vs Afghanistan Live Updates: At least 400 people were killed in a Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul late on Monday, Afghanistan’s Taliban government said. According to deputy government spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat, about 250 more people were reported injured in the airstrike that hit the hospital around 9 pm local time, destroying large portions of the 2,000-bed facility. Pakistan however dismissed the allegation, saying no hospital was targeted in Kabul.

Rescue operation: Fitrat said rescue teams were dispatched and were working to control the fire and recover the bodies. Local media posted clips on X showing security forces using flashlights while carried the bodies out while firefighters struggled to extinguish flames among the ruins of a building.

What Pakistan says: Afghan government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid condemned attack and accused Pakistan of “targeting hospitals and civilian sites to perpetrate horrors”. Before Afghan officials released a death toll, Pakistan’s Ministry of Information said the strikes “precisely targeted military installations and terrorist support infrastructure including technical equipment storage and ammunition storage of Afghan Taliban” and Afghanistan-based Pakistani militants in Kabul and Nangarhar. It alleged that the facilities were being used against innocent Pakistani civilians and said Pakistan’s strikes were “precise and carefully undertaken to ensure no collateral damage is inflicted”.

Afghanistan cricketer Rashid Khan has expressed concern over reports of civilian casualties in Kabul, saying that targeting homes, educational facilities or medical infrastructure “is a war crime.” In a post on X, he called the situation “deeply concerning,” especially during the holy month of Ramadan.

Khan urged the United Nations and human rights agencies to investigate the incident and hold those responsible accountable. He said Afghans would “rise as a nation” despite the crisis.

I am deeply saddened by the latest reports of civilian casualties as a result of Pakistani airstrikes in Kabul. Targeting civilian homes, educational facilities or medical infrastructure, either intentional or by mistake, is a war crime. The sheer disregard for human lives,… pic.twitter.com/DbFRRh2qAJ— Rashid Khan (@rashidkhan_19) March 16, 2026

I am deeply saddened by the latest reports of civilian casualties as a result of Pakistani airstrikes in Kabul. Targeting civilian homes, educational facilities or medical infrastructure, either intentional or by mistake, is a war crime. The sheer disregard for human lives,… pic.twitter.com/DbFRRh2qAJ

Pakistan has rejected Afghanistan’s allegations, saying its airstrikes did not hit any civilian infrastructure. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s spokesperson Mosharraf Zaidi termed the claims “baseless,” while Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said “precision airstrikes” targeted military installations in Kabul and Nangarhar.

Pakistan maintained that the strikes were aimed at “technical support infrastructure and ammunition storage facilities” linked to militant activity, insisting that operations were conducted carefully to avoid collateral damage, AP reported.

Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of carrying out an airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul late Monday, killing at least 400 people and injuring around 250, according to officials. Deputy government spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat said the strike hit the 2,000-bed facility at around 9 pm, destroying large sections of the building.

Local television footage showed rescue teams pulling out casualties as firefighters battled flames at the site. Afghan authorities said the toll could rise as recovery operations continue.

(Source: AP)

In a post on X before Afghan officials gave a death toll, Pakistan’s Ministry of Information said the strikes “precisely targeted military installations and terrorist support infrastructure including technical equipment storage and ammunition storage of Afghan Taliban” and Afghanistan-based Pakistani militants in Kabul and Nangarhar. It alleged that the facilities were being used against innocent Pakistani civilians and said Pakistan’s strikes were “precise and carefully undertaken to ensure no collateral damage is inflicted”.

Local television posted clips on X showing security forces using flashlights while carried the bodies out while firefighters struggled to extinguish flames among the ruins of a building.

At least 400 people were killed in a Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation in Kabul late on Monday, Afghanistan’s Taliban government said. According to deputy government spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat, about 250 more people were reported injured in the airstrike that hit the hospital around 9 pm local time, destroying large portions of the 2,000-bed facility. Pakistan however dismissed the allegation, saying no hospital was targeted in Kabul.

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