Overview
- Norwegian Refugee Council staff who visited the site said the Kabul drug rehabilitation clinic was hit and reported “hundreds” of people killed and injured, with final counts still unverified.
- Pakistan confirmed airstrikes in Kabul and Nangarhar against what it called military and terrorist-support infrastructure and denied intentionally targeting any hospital or clinic.
- Taliban authorities cited 408 dead and 265 injured, while reporters observed dozens of bodies and officials began mass burials as identification of victims continued.
- UN bodies said the Omid facility was affected and called for a prompt, independent inquiry and strict adherence to protections for medical facilities under international law.
- Pakistan announced a temporary pause in strikes for the Eid period, mediated by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar, with operations to resume if attacked, as Taliban leaders threatened retaliation yet signaled openness to diplomacy.