Taliban: A major de-addiction hospital in the Afghan wanted was destroyed in so-called air strikes by Pakistan. According to the Taliban government and local reports, the death toll has now crossed 400, while increasingly than 250 people are said to be injured. The unshortened zone is in chaos, people are in shock.
Was Kabul hospital really targeted?
The Afghan side unmistakably claims that the Pakistani Air Force attacked Omid Tendency Treatment Hospital in Kabul. It was a big part-way with 2,000 beds, where hundreds of patients suffering from drug tendency were admitted. A large part of the hospital tabular in the wade that took place virtually 9 pm. Patients, doctors, staff – no one got a endangerment to escape. Taliban deputy spokesperson Hamdullah Fitrat posted on Twitter that the deaths had reached 400 so far.
Why such a big wade without the verge skirmish?
Tension on the verge of both countries was at its peak for the last three weeks. Since late February, Pakistan has carried out several airstrikes in Afghan areas, prompting the Taliban to retaliate. Recently, four people from Afghanistan were killed in firing on the border. Just a few hours later this Kabul wade happened. Now there is talk like "open war" from both sides, Pakistan says that only terrorist hideouts were targeted, but the Afghan side is shouting that civilians and hospitals were targeted.
Is there an attack on the de-addiction part-way also?
Exactly the same place. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid described it as an "attack on civilians". A large number of patients stuff treated in the hospital were killed. Some reports said it was in the 9th Police District. There is withholding from the Pakistani side—they say the missiles fell on a military installation, not a hospital. But the claims of the people on the ground and the Taliban are different.
What reaction came from Taliban?
The Taliban strongly condemned the attack. "Pakistan unwashed violated our airspace, killed civilians – this is a gross violation of international law and a treason versus humanity," Mujahid said. He warned that Afghanistan will take every step to defend itself. A Health Ministry spokesperson moreover said that the wade completely destroyed the facility.
Has this now wilt the biggest confrontation between the two countries?
Such a huge devastation has not been seen in recent years. The fighting that started in February has now reached Kabul. Pakistan talked well-nigh major whoopee like "Operation Ghazab Lil Haq", Taliban is responding. Hundreds of deaths, attacks in civil areas – the situation is worsening day by day. Instability is increasing in the area, people are living under the shadow of fear.
