The Kabul rehab centre hit by deadly Pakistani strike

Pakistan says it hit 'military and terrorist infrastructure' - but the UN and victims' families reject this claim. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Copyright current_year BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking. Composite image: BBC Journalist Yogita Limaye outside rehab centre in Kabul where deadly Pakistan strike happened with image of smoke after strike Yogita Limaye walking with an Afghan man and woman through a dirt path. The Kabul rehab centre hit by deadly Pakistani strike On 16 March 2026, at least 269 people were killed in a Pakistani airstrike on the Omid Drug Rehabilitation Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. Pakistan said in a statement to the BBC that it had targeted "military and terrorist infrastructure". The BBC has spoken to the families of more than 30 victims - including those of recovering addicts, and employees of the centre - who reject Pakistan's claims. The UN, which was given access to the site, as well as the BBC's Afghan service teams who were on the ground in the immediate aftermath, also confirm the strike hit civilians undergoing treatment. More on this story: Pakistan struck a rehab centre and killed 269 Afghans. Their families want to know why Pakistan struck a rehab centre and killed 269 Afghans. Their families want to know why UN Humanitarian Affairs Lead Tom Fletcher speaks to the BBC about the conflict in the Middle East. At least 31 people have been killed after a suicide bomber detonated a device at a Shia mosque, according to police. The veterans remarks follow comments by US President Donald Trump suggesting Nato allies avoided front-line combat during the war in Afghanistan. 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