Afghanistan

Hospitals in war zones: Are they protected under international law?

A deadly airstrike in Kabul and rising attacks in Lebanon highlight a disturbing global trend — health-care facilities increasingly caught in conflict. In 2025, 1,348 such incidents were recorded globally, raising concerns over violations of the Geneva Conventions

'Flagrant violation of Islamic, humanitarian values': Al-Azhar condemns Kabul hospital attack

Egypt’s leading Sunni institution denounces airstrike that killed hundreds in Kabul, urging an end to violence against civilians and emphasising the sanctity of human life under Sharia law

Pakistan, Afghanistan announce temporary Eid truce amid deadly Kabul airstrike

Pakistan and Afghanistan said they were pausing their military operations against each other on Wednesday for the Islamic festival of Eid-al-Fitr, a surprise move two days after a drug rehab centre in Kabul was hit in the deadliest strike in months

‘Pakistan’s moves are rarely accidental’: Expert on strikes in Afghanistan amid West Asia war

As Pakistan has ramped up attacks inside Afghanistan as part of its 'open war' on the Taliban, military expert John Spencer has said the timing is 'rarely accidental'. He said that Pakistan intentionally launched the offensive in the midst of US-Israeli war on Iran to make the best of the situation.

‘Like Doomsday’: How eyewitnesses are debunking Pakistan’s claims after Kabul hospital strike

Eyewitnesses are disputing Pakistan’s claims that its airstrike in Kabul targeted a military facility, saying the attack struck the Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital and caused massive civilian casualties. Survivors and hospital staff have described scenes of devastation, with buildings reduced to rubble and rescuers struggling to pull bodies from the wreckage

‘Barbaric, cowardly’: India condemns Pakistan’s airstrike on Afghanistan hospital killing 400

Pakistan, however, has rejected Afghan claims as false and misleading and said it 'precisely ‌targeted military installations and terrorist support infrastructure'

'Pakistan's attack during Ramadan makes the pain even more profound': Afghanistan Cricket Board criticises airstrikes

Pakistan's airstrikes in Kabul, Afghanistan, late Monday killed at least 400 people and injured 250 as a drug rehabilitation hospital became a target.

Another Minab? Pakistan’s airstrikes on Kabul hospital echo school bombing horrors

Pakistan’s strike on a Kabul rehabilitation hospital kills 400, drawing comparisons to Iran’s Minab tragedy, as civilian casualties mount and global outrage grows over attacks on medical facilities

Pakistan Afghanistan War Live Updates: Kabul slams Pakistan strike, compares it to 'zionist regime' crimes

Pakistan Afghanistan War Live Updates: Afghanistan said about 400 people were killed after a Pakistani airstrike hit a drug treatment centre in Kabul. Explosions on Monday night triggered anti-aircraft fire, sending residents fleeing. Officials said the hospital was completely destroyed, with massive civilian casualties reported.

Airstrike on Kabul hospital kills 400: How peace remains elusive between Pakistan and Afghanistan

An airstrike has killed 400 people and injured 250 after it struck a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul on Monday. Taliban-led Afghanistan has blamed Pakistan for the attack, a claim Islamabad denies. This incident marks a deadly new chapter in the ‘open war’ that the two countries are battling