Afghan Taliban says 400 killed, 250 injured in Pakistan air strike on Kabul hospital

Smoke rises after an explosion in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 16, 2026. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib

KABUL, ⁠March 17 (Reuters) - At ⁠least 400 people ‌were killed and 250 injured in an ​air strike by ⁠Pakistan on ⁠a drug users rehabilitation ⁠hospital ‌in the Afghan ⁠capital of Kabul, the ​deputy ‌spokesman of the ⁠Afghan ​Taliban government said on Tuesday.

Pakistan ⁠rejected the claim ​as false and misleading and said it "precisely ⁠targeted military installations and terrorist support infrastructure" on ​Monday night.

(Reporting ⁠by Mohammad Yunus ​Yawar; ‌Writing by YP ​Rajesh; Editing by Christopher Cushing)