SECURITY — March 28, 2026
Families of Kabul Clinic Attack Victims Remain Uncertain About Missing Loved Ones
More than ten days after a deadly attack on the Hope Addicts Clinic in Kabul, families of missing victims continue searching hospitals and appealing to Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan officials for help after the collective burial of fifty bodies.
The Ehtebar Desk — originates with ToloNews — 2 min read
More than ten days after a deadly attack on the Hope Addicts Clinic in Kabul, families of missing victims are desperately searching hospitals and pleading with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan for assistance.
Emotional accounts from the families describe exhaustive searches that have yielded no results, not even the bodies of their loved ones. The bodies of fifty victims from the clinic were buried collectively in the northern cemetery following funeral prayers at the Eidgah Mosque.
The family of Rahim Shah is among those still waiting for information. His father Mohammad Naeem, mother Safiya, aunt Farishta, and sisters Sana and Samia have searched all hospitals but found no trace of him.
The family members have appealed to officials of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan for help in locating their missing relative. However, they have been told to pray and have been denied access near hospitals.
Other families of victims are experiencing similar uncertainty after the attack on the clinic. They continue to call for greater cooperation from authorities to help determine the fate of their loved ones.
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Reliability assessment
Single source (ToloNews) with strong attribution: direct on-record quotes from multiple named family members (Mohammad Naeem, Safiya, Farishta, Sana, Samia) and concrete details (specific missing person Rahim Shah, burial of exactly 50 bodies, named locations like northern cemetery and Eidgah Mosque). Single-source stories with such direct attribution qualify as reliable per guidelines.
The source language mixes facts with framing or advocacy wording. ToloNews: "whirlpool of uncertainty and waiting" – emotional metaphor emphasizing distress; "their lamp has dimmed with uncertainty" – poetic imagery evoking profound loss; "martyrs" – valorizes the deceased with religious framing to heighten sympathy.
Independent web corroboration
A separate web search returned 8 matching reports. A selection:
- 2026 Kabul hospital airstrike - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
Officials at the destroyed hospital said that more than 50 bodies were still believed to be trapped under the debris amid rescue operations the next day with thousands from the families of relative victims searching for them. Many of the wounded were treated at Wazir Akbar Khan Hospital.
- ‘This is the saddest moment’: families search for loved ones on Eid after Kabul hospital strike | Afghanistan | The Guardiantheguardian.com
Faqiri’s brother, Qais, a tailor and father of a 10-year-old boy, was being treated for the last three months at the facility, called Omid or “Hope”. Faqiri rushed there after the airstrike, but could not find him among the survivors. He spent the next two days visiting hospitals in Kabul, but there was no sign of Qais.
Abdul Hai Hamidi gently opened each of the dozens of coffins, hoping to recognise one of his relatives who was killed in a Pakistani strike on a Kabul drug treatment centre.
Families are still searching for their loved ones....
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