Pakistani strike killed hundreds, Afghanistan says, as regional conflicts boil

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Democracy Dies in Darkness

As attention focuses on Iran, the conflict between two of its neighbors is escalating.

March 18, 2026 at 7:57 p.m. EDT6 minutes ago

Coffins containing the remains of victims of a Monday airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital are laid out before burial in Kabul on Wednesday. (Siddiqullah Alizai/AP)

By Shaiq Hussain

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Haq Nawaz Khan

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A Pakistani airstrike on a crowded drug rehabilitation center in Kabul killed more than 400 people earlier this week, Afghanistan’s health ministry said, amid an escalating conflict between countries that neighbor Iran.

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