Pakistan airstrike on Kabul rehab centre leaves hundreds dead
Pakistani airstrikes hit the Secondary Rehabilitation Services Centre in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul overnight March 17-early morning Mar 18, killing at least four hundred people according to Afghan authorities while Islamabad denies responsibility calling it false claims and rescue workers scrambled through Wednesday night searching ruins after two days had passed since impact families gathered outside looking for loved ones amidst reports that civilian infrastructure is increasingly becoming a war zone.
Key Points
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1Families of patients at a rehabilitation centre in Kabul are searching for loved ones following airstrikes attributed by Pakistan.
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2The Afghan Taliban government claims the attack killed more than 400 people, while Pakistani authorities reject this figure as false.
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3Rescue workers scrambled to recover bodies and survivors from the site on March 17 after it was hit.
Developments
Pakistan bombed a Kabul rehabilitation center Monday night during Ramadan prayers as part of its campaign against terrorist infrastructure; while Pakistan claims it targeted only military sites, Afghan Taliban officials state the attack killed over 400 people and injured 265. Families gathered at Wednesday to search for missing relatives among those feared dead or moved after hundreds were left unaccounted in this deadliest recent conflict between Afghanistan's neighbors.