UN agency puts death toll at 143 in Kabul rehab centre bombing by Pakistan

Debris lie at the site of a drug rehabilitation center destroyed in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 18, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib

KARACHI, March ⁠18 (Reuters) - The United ⁠Nations Assistance Mission ‌in Afghanistan has put the death toll at 143 ​in the bombing ⁠of a ⁠Kabul drug rehab centre by ⁠Pakistan, ‌an official told Reuters ⁠on Wednesday.

The Afghan Taliban government ​had ‌said more than 400 ⁠people ​were killed and 265 injured in ⁠the air strike on ​Monday night.

Pakistan has rejected the Afghan Taliban claim ⁠that it targeted a drug rehab centre saying it "precisely targeted ​military installations ⁠and terrorist support infrastructure".

(Reporting ​by Ariba ‌Shahid, writing by ​Sakshi Dayal; Editing by YP Rajesh)