Taliban Report 400 Killed in Pakistani Airstrikes on Kabul Addiction Center

Pakistani airstrikes targeted Kabul on Monday night, striking the Omid addiction treatment center in east Kabul, according to multiple reports. The attacks also hit Nangarhar province, Afghanistan International said.

The Taliban reported 400 people killed and 250 wounded at the Omid center. A diplomatic source in Kabul told Afghanistan International that the number of victims may reach hundreds. Families received victims' bodies at Kabul's forensic medicine facility on Thursday, where officials displayed photos for identification and announced 600,000 Afghanis in aid from the Ministry of Interior for families of the dead and injured, ToloNews reported. Unidentified bodies were buried in a mass grave in northern Kabul.

The center, managed by the Taliban's Ministry of Interior, is located near Taliban military facilities and a former NATO base, Afghanistan International said. Pollick Ok Seri, representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Afghanistan, said such centers should be run by the Ministry of Public Health with voluntary detoxification and kept away from military targets under international humanitarian law.

Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada made no mention of the attacks or victims in his Eid al-Fitr speech from Kandahar, focusing instead on faith, unity and Islamic laws, Amu TV reported. Mullah Abdul Kabir, the Taliban's Minister of Refugees and Repatriates, condemned the strikes as violations of international and Islamic principles at an Eid ceremony, saying Afghanistan is ready to respond to aggression while keeping doors open for dialogue.

Grieving families at the forensic facility blamed Pakistan and demanded justice. One relative said Pakistan's attacks during Ramadan left families in mourning, while another called for accountability after losing a family member admitted to the center 10 days earlier.