Four months ago, Pakistani army chief Asim Munir’s forces crossed all limits in its war with Afghanistan by bombing Kabul’s Omid addiction treatment hospital. Now, calls are growing for Pakistan’s nefarious role in this humanitarian catastrophe to be investigated as a ‘war crime’.&nbsp;Let’s jog your memory back to March 16.&nbsp;At around 9 pm local time, thick smoke blanketed the area around the Kabul hospital, which catered to people with drug-dependence problems.&nbsp;Visuals showed a spate of destruction after Pakistan’s air strikes. Firefighters scrambled to douse the blaze.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/ukrainian-drones-hit-warehouses-of-russia-s-top-online-retailer-wildberries-again-1784728533655">Ukrainian drones hit warehouses of Russia’s top online retailer Wildberries, again</a>&nbsp;Buildings on the site were reduced to rubble. Distraught people were seen searching for their loved ones. The human toll of Pakistan’s air strikes was huge.&nbsp;While Taliban stated that about 400 people were killed, the UN assistance mission in Afghanistan independently verified the killing of at least 269 civilians, whereas 122 others were wounded.&nbsp;Now, what did the Amnesty investigation find?&nbsp;It confirmed that the hospital was built in 2016, on the site of a former NATO base.&nbsp;While it originally operated as a vocational training facility for people being treated for substance dependence, it was expanded into a 2,000-bed treatment centre after Taliban seized power in 2021.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/oppn-using-students-as-political-tools-creating-manufactured-sense-of-anger-rajnath-singh-1784716925229">‘Oppn using students as political tools, creating ‘manufactured sense of anger’: Rajnath Singh</a>&nbsp;After analysing over 60 photos and videos and reviewing more than 30 satellite images, Amnesty rejected Pakistan’s claim that the site was used as a storage facility for weapons and ammunition.&nbsp;Speaking to eyewitnesses, it ascertained that over a thousand patients were housed in this hospital.&nbsp;Three locations, including a dining hall, kitchen and the place where patients lived, were also reportedly destroyed in Pakistan’s air strikes.&nbsp;Most importantly, Amnesty questioned the timing of the attack, which gave no chance for civilians to escape.&nbsp;According to this NGO, Pakistan’s airstrikes were against international humanitarian law, which accorded special protection to healthcare facilities.&nbsp;Stressing that this attack amounted to a war crime, Amnesty called for an impartial probe and the guilty to be punished.&nbsp;Also Read: <a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/sonam-wangchuk-puts-condition-for-ending-fast-seeks-assurance-of-no-punitive-action-against-protesters-1784724401578">Sonam Wangchuk puts condition for ending fast, seeks assurance of no punitive action against protesters</a>&nbsp;Previously, the UN also called for a swift and independent investigation into Pakistan’s dastardly attack.&nbsp;Although both nations agreed to a ceasefire in October 2025, the truce ended in February this year after Pakistan conducted air strikes in Afghanistan.&nbsp;Pakistan continues to target innocent civilians.&nbsp;In June-end, Munir’s forces killed at least 36 civilians with fresh air strikes on the three eastern provinces of Paktika, Kunar, and Paktia.&nbsp;Subsequently, Afghanistan claimed to have conducted air strikes in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.&nbsp;In the first three months of 2026, the UN documented the killing of 372 Afghan civilians and injuries to 397 others due to Pakistan’s attacks.&nbsp;The latest report just goes to expose Pakistan’s real face on the global stage yet again, amid its farcical attempt to emerge as a ‘peacemaker’.

After analysing over 60 photos and videos and reviewing more than 30 satellite images, Amnesty rejected Pakistan’s claim that the site was used as a storage facility for weapons and ammunition. It ascertained that over a thousand patients were housed in this hospital.

Four months ago, Pakistani army chief Asim Munir’s forces crossed all limits in its war with Afghanistan by bombing Kabul’s Omid addiction treatment hospital. Now, calls are growing for Pakistan’s nefarious role in this humanitarian catastrophe to be investigated as a ‘war crime’. Let’s jog your memory back to March 16. At around 9 pm local time, thick smoke blanketed the area around the Kabul hospital, which catered to people with drug-dependence problems. Visuals showed a spate of destruction after Pakistan’s air strikes. Firefighters scrambled to douse the blaze. Also Read: Ukrainian drones hit warehouses of Russia’s top online retailer Wildberries, again Buildings on the site were reduced to rubble. Distraught people were seen searching for their loved ones. The human toll of Pakistan’s air strikes was huge. While Taliban stated that about 400 people were killed, the UN assistance mission in Afghanistan independently verified the killing of at least 269 civilians, whereas 122 others were wounded. Now, what did the Amnesty investigation find? It confirmed that the hospital was built in 2016, on the site of a former NATO base. While it originally operated as a vocational training facility for people being treated for substance dependence, it was expanded into a 2,000-bed treatment centre after Taliban seized power in 2021. Also Read: ‘Oppn using students as political tools, creating ‘manufactured sense of anger’: Rajnath Singh After analysing over 60 photos and videos and reviewing more than 30 satellite images, Amnesty rejected Pakistan’s claim that the site was used as a storage facility for weapons and ammunition. Speaking to eyewitnesses, it ascertained that over a thousand patients were housed in this hospital. Three locations, including a dining hall, kitchen and the place where patients lived, were also reportedly destroyed in Pakistan’s air strikes. Most importantly, Amnesty questioned the timing of the attack, which gave no chance for civilians to escape. According to this NGO, Pakistan’s airstrikes were against international humanitarian law, which accorded special protection to healthcare facilities. Stressing that this attack amounted to a war crime, Amnesty called for an impartial probe and the guilty to be punished. Also Read: Sonam Wangchuk puts condition for ending fast, seeks assurance of no punitive action against protesters Previously, the UN also called for a swift and independent investigation into Pakistan’s dastardly attack. Although both nations agreed to a ceasefire in October 2025, the truce ended in February this year after Pakistan conducted air strikes in Afghanistan. Pakistan continues to target innocent civilians. In June-end, Munir’s forces killed at least 36 civilians with fresh air strikes on the three eastern provinces of Paktika, Kunar, and Paktia. Subsequently, Afghanistan claimed to have conducted air strikes in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. In the first three months of 2026, the UN documented the killing of 372 Afghan civilians and injuries to 397 others due to Pakistan’s attacks. The latest report just goes to expose Pakistan’s real face on the global stage yet again, amid its farcical attempt to emerge as a ‘peacemaker’.

After analysing over 60 photos and videos and reviewing more than 30 satellite images, Amnesty rejected Pakistan’s claim that the site was used as a storage facility for weapons and ammunition. It ascertained that over a thousand patients were housed in this hospital.

Fresh embarrassment for Munir as Amnesty dubs Pak attack on Kabul hospital as ‘war crime’ | Gravitas

The aftermath of recent Pakistani airstrikes on Kabul has deepened tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, with the Afghan government pointing how Islamabad targeted a civilian facility and causing massive civilian casualties. In an exclusive interview with WION's Sidhant Sibal, Suhail Shaheen, a senior spokesperson for the Afghan government and ambassador to Qatar, described a surge in national unity among Afghans following the strikes. "We see national unity among the Afghan people, they are supporting the government. That was not in the past, but now we see more support from the people with the government," Shaheen said.He added that there was widespread anger over the loss of life. "There is anger among the people, because among those who were killed by this brutal air strike, they lost their dear ones. So there is anger among the people, but at the same time, they are standing with the government and behind the government to answer the enemy."Also read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/-serial-rapist-bombshell-probe-accuses-civil-rights-icon-cesar-chavez-of-child-abuse-and-coersion-dolores-huerta-united-farm-workers-1773883064878">'Serial rapist': Bombshell probe accuses civil rights icon Cesar Chavez of child abuse and coercion</a>The strikes, which occurred late on Monday night, targeted Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital, a large drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul with around 2,000 beds. Afghanistan says that the attack killed more than 400 people, mostly patients, and injured about 300 others. Shaheen dismissed Pakistan's assertions that the strikes hit militant camps linked to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). "These are baseless claims. As always they claim so," he said."If they are true and what they say, they would have killed some high profile TTP members during the past two three weeks, but they have not succeeded", pointing that "now they failed to find them. So these are just claims. Under these pretext, baseless pretext, they attack the hospital for the addicts and kill and murdered more than 400 patients and about 300 injured, which is a very horrendous incident and an atrocity on their part."Also read | <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/chernobyl-in-the-gulf-us-israel-missile-hits-iran-s-bushehr-nuclear-plant-is-the-world-at-risk-of-regional-scale-radiological-disaster-russia-1773875738801">Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant hit by missile, are we facing a nuclear disaster?</a>When asked about Afghanistan's response, Shaheen deferred to official channels, stating: "Response will be with the Ministry of defence." Shaheen also commented on India's reaction to the incident, calling it appropriate given the severity. "Yes, that was rational, and because it was a very brutal incident from the crime against humanity, a war crime. So I appreciate their stance and their statement in this regard." India strongly condemned Pakistan's actions as "barbaric," "unconscionable," and a "massacre" during Ramzan, describing it as a blatant assault on Afghan sovereignty and civilian lives.The United Nations (via UNAMA and Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett) expressed dismay over civilian casualties, urged maximum restraint, respect for international law (including hospital protections), and an immediate ceasefire investigation, while the European Union called for "maximum restraint" from both sides and condemned the escalation harming medical facilities. The attack marks a sharp escalation in the ongoing border conflict. Earlier on Wednesday, Pakistan announced "suspending" what it terms as "anti terror operation" in Afghanistan.

 “There is anger among the people, because among those who were killed by this brutal air strike, they lost their dear ones… but at the same time, they are standing with the government and behind the government to answer the enemy,” Suhail Shaheen, senior spokesperson for Taliban.

The aftermath of recent Pakistani airstrikes on Kabul has deepened tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, with the Afghan government pointing how Islamabad targeted a civilian facility and causing massive civilian casualties. In an exclusive interview with WION's Sidhant Sibal, Suhail Shaheen, a senior spokesperson for the Afghan government and ambassador to Qatar, described a surge in national unity among Afghans following the strikes. "We see national unity among the Afghan people, they are supporting the government. That was not in the past, but now we see more support from the people with the government," Shaheen said. He added that there was widespread anger over the loss of life. "There is anger among the people, because among those who were killed by this brutal air strike, they lost their dear ones. So there is anger among the people, but at the same time, they are standing with the government and behind the government to answer the enemy." Also read | 'Serial rapist': Bombshell probe accuses civil rights icon Cesar Chavez of child abuse and coercion The strikes, which occurred late on Monday night, targeted Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital, a large drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul with around 2,000 beds. Afghanistan says that the attack killed more than 400 people, mostly patients, and injured about 300 others. Shaheen dismissed Pakistan's assertions that the strikes hit militant camps linked to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). "These are baseless claims. As always they claim so," he said. "If they are true and what they say, they would have killed some high profile TTP members during the past two three weeks, but they have not succeeded", pointing that "now they failed to find them. So these are just claims. Under these pretext, baseless pretext, they attack the hospital for the addicts and kill and murdered more than 400 patients and about 300 injured, which is a very horrendous incident and an atrocity on their part." Also read | Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant hit by missile, are we facing a nuclear disaster? When asked about Afghanistan's response, Shaheen deferred to official channels, stating: "Response will be with the Ministry of defence." Shaheen also commented on India's reaction to the incident, calling it appropriate given the severity. "Yes, that was rational, and because it was a very brutal incident from the crime against humanity, a war crime. So I appreciate their stance and their statement in this regard." India strongly condemned Pakistan's actions as "barbaric," "unconscionable," and a "massacre" during Ramzan, describing it as a blatant assault on Afghan sovereignty and civilian lives. The United Nations (via UNAMA and Special Rapporteur Richard Bennett) expressed dismay over civilian casualties, urged maximum restraint, respect for international law (including hospital protections), and an immediate ceasefire investigation, while the European Union called for "maximum restraint" from both sides and condemned the escalation harming medical facilities. The attack marks a sharp escalation in the ongoing border conflict. Earlier on Wednesday, Pakistan announced "suspending" what it terms as "anti terror operation" in Afghanistan.

“There is anger among the people, because among those who were killed by this brutal air strike, they lost their dear ones… but at the same time, they are standing with the government and behind the government to answer the enemy,” Suhail Shaheen, senior spokesperson for Taliban.

Afghan government welcomes India's condemnation of Pakistani attack on Kabul hospital

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Fresh embarrassment for Munir as Amnesty dubs Pak attack on Kabul hospital as ‘war crime’ | Gravitas

Afghan govt welcomes India's condemnation of Pakistani attack on Kabul hospital