- Pakistan airstrike Kabul hospital leaves hundreds dead
- Taliban officials report mass casualties at Umid hospital
Hyderabad: Pakistan airstrike Kabul incident has led to heavy casualties, with Taliban officials claiming that more than 400 people were killed and at least 250 others were injured. The strike reportedly targeted a major addiction treatment hospital in Kabul.
According to officials of the Taliban-led government, the attack hit the 2,000-bed Umid addiction treatment hospital at around 9 p.m. The facility suffered extensive damage. Taliban Deputy spokesman Mullah Hamdullah Fitrat described the scale of destruction in a statement.
“Pakistan’s military regime bombed the 2,000-bed addicts’ treatment hospital named Umid, destroying much of the hospital and raising fears of even higher casualties than estimated,” Fitrat wrote on X. He added that the number of deaths had reached around 400, while about 250 people were wounded.
Meanwhile, Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid also condemned the incident. He said many of the victims were vulnerable civilians receiving treatment at the hospital.
“Innocent civilians and addicts who were mostly killed last night at the 2,000-bed hospital due to the bombing by (Pakistani military circles). Indeed, we belong to God and to Him we shall return,” he wrote.
Officials from Afghanistan’s Ministry of Public Health said emergency teams rushed to the site overnight. They began rescue and relief operations soon after the strike. Ministry spokesman Sharaf Zaman stated that at least 170 injured patients were initially moved to nearby hospitals.
“Rescue operations are still ongoing, and the death toll may rise,” Zaman told reporters. He also said several sections of the hospital were destroyed. Rescue teams continued to search through debris while trying to control fires and recover bodies.
Reports from Khaama Press described the incident as one of the deadliest attacks in Kabul in recent years. Meanwhile, international figures reacted strongly to the reported casualties.
Richard Bennett, the UN Human Rights Council’s Special Rapporteur on Afghanistan, expressed concern over the civilian toll. He urged restraint between Kabul and Islamabad. Former Afghan peace negotiator Abdullah Abdullah also condemned the attack and called it a violation of international law.
Former US special representative Zalmay Khalilzad also raised concern about the situation. He called for humanitarian assistance for the victims of the attack.
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