As Pakistan and Afghanistan declare truce, civilians in Kabul count the cost of war

"Taliban officials say a Pakistani airstrike hit the hospital, killing more than 400 and injuring more than 250. According to estimates provided by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, at least 143 people died and 119 were wounded in the attack. Pakistan says it had struck only a "military and terrorist infrastructure.""

"Georgette Gagnon, officer-in-charge of the U.N. mission, told NPR that the facility was "a well-known rehabilitation center" run by the Taliban's interior ministry. "Our colleagues who visited the place found widespread destruction, including complete destruction of one block that housed adolescents receiving drug treatment.""

"Abdul Basir Watan said his cousin Zamarek was seeking drug addiction treatment at this facility for the past four months. "He is not on the list of wounded. He is not on the list of dead," said Watan. Someone had told him of bulldozers digging mass graves at a Kabul cemetery for those who couldn't be identified."

A Pakistani airstrike struck the Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital in Kabul, resulting in significant casualties and destruction. Taliban officials reported over 400 deaths and 250 injuries, while UN estimates indicated at least 143 deaths and 119 wounded. The facility, operated by the Taliban's interior ministry, housed patients receiving drug addiction treatment, including adolescents. Pakistan claimed it targeted military and terrorist infrastructure. The attack caused widespread destruction, including complete destruction of a building housing adolescents in treatment. Families gathered outside the hospital searching for missing relatives, with some feared buried in mass graves. Following Taliban threats of retaliation, both countries announced a five-day ceasefire coinciding with the Muslim holiday of Eid.

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