Residents and rescue employees examine the positioning of a late-Monday airstrike at a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 17, 2026
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India on Tuesday (March 17, 2026) “unequivocally” condemned Pakistan’s alleged airstrikes on the Omid Habit Remedy Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, calling it a “cowardly and unconscionable act of violence”.
The assertion launched by the Ministry of Exterior Affairs stated the Monday night time (March 16) strike “has claimed the lives of numerous civilians in a facility which might under no circumstances be justified as a army goal”, including that Pakistan is “now making an attempt to decorate up a bloodbath as a army operation”.
The Afghan Taliban authorities says not less than 400 folks have been killed and 250 injured within the Monday night time assault, however Islamabad denied having focused any such facility, saying it had struck army installations and “terrorist help infrastructure”.
The assertion by the MEA additional stated: “This heinous act of aggression by Pakistan can be a blatant assault on Afghanistan’s sovereignty and a direct menace to regional peace and stability. It displays Pakistan’s persistent sample of reckless behaviour and its repeated makes an attempt to externalise inner failures by means of more and more determined acts of violence past its borders.”
India has urged the worldwide group to carry the perpetrators of the act accountable and make sure that “the wanton concentrating on by Pakistan of civilians in Afghanistan ceases directly”.
“India extends its deepest condolences to the bereaved households, needs a swift restoration to these injured, and stands in solidarity with the folks of Afghanistan on this tragic second. We additionally reiterate our unwavering help for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Afghanistan,” the ministry stated.
The strike is the most recent in a bitter battle between the 2 Islamic nations that has flared through the holy month of Ramadan.
Printed – March 17, 2026 12:39 pm IST