Overview
- The Pakistani airstrike that struck Kabul’s Omid drug treatment complex on March 16 killed large numbers of civilians, with Afghan authorities now reporting 411 dead and the UN verifying a provisional toll of 143.
- Human Rights Watch says the attack on the 2,000-bed medical center was unlawful and a possible war crime and cites satellite images and verified videos showing three buildings used by patients destroyed.
- The group reports no evidence the facility served a military purpose and urges a prompt, impartial investigation by Pakistan to identify failures and hold responsible officials to account.
- Pakistan denies hitting a hospital and says its precision strikes targeted technical support sites and ammunition stores used by militants, without naming the Omid facility.
- Kabul held a second mass funeral on March 26 as families searched for missing relatives, with officials saying many bodies were burned beyond recognition and cross-border fighting has resumed after a short Eid truce.