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muriel_volestrangler

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3. BBC: Pakistan air strike kills at least 100 at Kabul drug rehab centre
Tue Mar 17, 2026, 10:37 AM
Tuesday
More than 100 people have been killed in a Pakistani air strike on a drug treatment centre in Afghanistan's capital, forensic laboratory sources told the BBC.

Some of the bodies were injured beyond recognition, sources at the Kabul Forensic Medicine department said. Taliban officials have put casualty figures much higher. The UN called for a swift investigation.
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A Taliban government spokesman said the death toll had reached at least 400, but the BBC has not independently verified the numbers. A BBC reporter at the scene saw more than 30 bodies carried out on stretchers on Monday evening.
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Rescuers continued to search for survivors into Tuesday. In the morning, the extent of the damage - flattened debris littered with blankets and shoes beside charred, blown-out windows - was visible.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g8n7e0l40o

The number of 400 may or may not be correct (the BBC is just saying it can't confirm it), but it's clear it was a massive strike, with many dead.

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