Information ministry rubbishes Afghan Talibans claims of hospital being hit in Kabul
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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?
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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Pro-Afghanistan narrative
Bombing a drug rehabilitation center and killing hundreds of vulnerable civilians seeking recovery is an inexcusable atrocity that no "counterterrorism" justification can sanitize. Unarmed patients in medical facilities are protected under international humanitarian law, and attacking them is a fundamental violation of human rights. An independent international investigation is the bare minimum the world owes to the victims.
Pro-Pakistan narrative
Pakistan's strikes were precise military operations hitting terrorist infrastructure, not hospitals — satellite imagery proves the Omid Hospital stands untouched kilometers from Camp Phoenix. The Afghan Taliban deleted their own posts and used photos from 2023 as "evidence," exposing a deliberate disinformation campaign. Ammunition storage sites don't belong next to rehab centers, and secondary detonations confirm exactly what was hit.
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