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Alleged Pakistan Airstrike at Kabul Hospital Kills 400

Were Pakistan's strikes precise hits on terrorist infrastructure or an inexcusable atrocity targeting vulnerable civilians?

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Alleged Pakistan Airstrike at Kabul Hospital Kills 400

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Above: Taliban security personnel carry a body at the site of a damaged building in Kabul on March 16. Image credit: Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images

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