Kabul drug rehab clinic in ruins after Pakistan strikes on AfghanistanKABUL, March 17, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Crowds gathered on Tuesday outside a drug treatment centre in the Afghan capital, Kabul, in a bid for news of their loved ones after it was hit in a Pakistani air strike. At first light, chairs, blankets, pieces of hospital beds and human remains could be seen in the blackened ruins of the building. Afghanistan and Pakistan have been in conflict for months, with Islamabad accusing its neighbour of harbouring Islamist extremists who have mounted deadly cross-border attacks. Pakistan, however, denied Afghan claims that its latest attack on Kabul targeted civilians, instead insisting that it carried out precision strikes on "military installations and terrorist support infrastructure". "I heard the sound of the jet patrolling," Omid Stanikzai, 31, a security guard at the drug treatment centre, told AFP.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha March 17, 2026 06:42 UTC