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Taliban blames Pakistan for Kabul clinic attack killing 308 people
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A suicide truck bomb struck a drug rehabilitation center near Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least 308 people according to Afghan officials' revised count as death tolls from recent attacks have risen above five hundred; Taliban authorities immediately blamed Pakistan for orchestrating or allowing this assault while Afghanistan's government launched an investigation into the blast and its aftermath.
Key Points
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1A Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation clinic in Kabul killed at least hundreds of people.
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2The Afghan government confirmed the death toll reached between over 200 and nearly 410 individuals, with reports citing specific figures like 398 or exactly 408 depending on whether all bodies were recovered immediately after impact. Taliban blamed Pakistan for this attack while other sources noted that not everyone was killed instantly.
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3Multiple news outlets reported the incident occurring at a drug treatment facility in Kabul following an airstrike attributed to Pakistani forces.
Developments
[Mar 17, 09:27]
A Pakistan-based source stated that airstrikes on Afghanistan's anti-drug clinic killed at least four hundred people in Kabul
[Mar 16, 23:57]
The Afghan government reported the death toll reached over two-hundred individuals following an airstrike by Pakistan against a hospital.