Second Collective Burial Held for Victims of Airstrike on Kabul's Omid Center
The second collective funeral ceremony for victims of an airstrike on the Omid drug rehabilitation center was held at Eidgah Mosque in Kabul.
Islamic Emirate officials, religious scholars, victims' families and citizens attended the event.
Speakers condemned the airstrike, attributed to Pakistan's military, describing it as brutality against civilians.
Officials reported that 411 people were killed and 263 were wounded in the attack. The United Nations confirmed 143 deaths.
Sharafat Zaman Amarkhil, spokesman for the Ministry of Public Health, said more than 100 bodies had been handed over to families, but some remained unidentifiable or had not been found despite searches by relatives.
The bodies of 50 victims were buried in a mass grave in Sarai Shomali following the ceremony at Eidgah Mosque. This followed an earlier collective burial in the Badambagh area.
Abdul Rahman Munir, Deputy for Counter-Narcotics at the Ministry of Interior, called on the United Nations, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, European Union and other human rights institutions to conduct a comprehensive investigation and hold those responsible accountable.
Pakistan's Information Minister Attaullah Tarar described the operation as precise and targeted at terrorist infrastructure located near the center.
The airstrike occurred on the night of 25 Hoot, with Pakistani jets hitting targets in Kabul and Nangarhar provinces. The Omid center caught fire during the attack.
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Where reports agree
- Pakistan conducted an airstrike on the Omid drug rehabilitation/addicts treatment center in Kabul resulting in a large number of deaths and injuries
- Multiple collective funeral and burial ceremonies were held for the victims, including a second one at Eidgah Mosque in Kabul
- Victims were buried in a mass grave in Sarai Shomali area of Kabul
- Taliban officials, religious scholars and victims' families condemned the attack by Pakistan's military, described it as brutality against civilians, and called for international investigations by the UN, OIC and others
- The attack took place on the night of 25 Hoot with the center catching fire
Where reports differ
- Casualty numbers: two sources report exactly 411 killed and 263 injured while one source cites a UN confirmation of only 143 killed
- Status of bodies: two sources report some bodies disappeared, unidentifiable or not found after more than 100 were handed over to families; one source does not mention this
- Source 1 mentions Pakistani Information Minister calling it a 'precise operation' targeting terrorism facilities near the center and questions proportionality under international law; other sources do not reference these details
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