Afghan Taliban government says more than 400 people killed and 265 injured, as Pakistan disputes target of strike
Families and friends of people who were being treated at a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul have continued to search for their loved ones two days after it was bombed by Pakistan, in the deadliest attack so far in the months-long conflict between the two countries.
The Afghan Taliban government has said more than 400 people were killed and 265 others wounded in the airstrike, which took place on Monday night as people and staff at the centre were praying days before the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
Pakistan rejected the claim, saying it had “precisely targeted military installations and terrorist support infrastructure” – a sharp escalation that has worsened relations between the Islamic neighbours at a time when the US-Israeli war on Iran is destabilising the region.
On Wednesday, relatives of patients at the centre gathered at the site looking for their loved ones. Many said they did not know whether their relatives were alive or dead, or if they had been moved elsewhere.
