KABUL: A report by Afghanistan International has supported Pakistan’s position that recent airstrikes in Kabul targeted only militant sites, dismissing allegations of damage to civilian infrastructure.
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Citing official sources, the report said the operation focused on facilities linked to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), described as “Fitna al Khawarij,” along with Afghan Taliban elements near Camp Phoenix.
The publication alleged that after the strikes, Afghan Taliban members set fire to a nearby drug rehabilitation hospital, while Taliban authorities maintained that the facility was destroyed in the bombing.
Images circulating after the incident showed the building engulfed in flames, with its signboard still intact, raising doubts about claims that it was directly hit in the strike.
The Taliban also claimed that hundreds of people were killed at the rehabilitation center but did not provide verifiable evidence to support the reported casualties.
A video shared by Taliban media included a witness stating that Pakistani aircraft struck targets approximately 200 meters away from the clinic, indicating that the facility itself may not have been directly targeted.
Meanwhile, Pakistan has firmly rejected the allegations. Federal Minister for Information Ataa Tarar said on X that claims of targeting a hospital are “completely false.”
He stated that airstrikes conducted on March 16, 2026, in Kabul and Nangarhar were precise and limited to militant infrastructure, including sites used for planning and supporting cross-border attacks.
According to Tarar, all strikes were carefully planned and executed, with no civilian facilities, including hospitals or rehabilitation centers, targeted.
Footage released by Pakistan’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting showed secondary explosions consistent with weapons storage sites, reinforcing Islamabad’s stance that the operation was directed solely at militant أهداف.
Pakistan reiterated that it remains committed to counter-terrorism efforts and preventing militant safe havens from operating across the border.
