Pakistan launched heavy bombardment targeting Afghanistan’s capital Kabul again, according to Taliban officials and residents reporting multiple explosions across the city.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed the strikes, saying a drug rehabilitation hospital was hit and several civilians were killed. Videos shared by residents showed large explosions and fires in several parts of Kabul, with witnesses saying the force of the blasts shook the city. Sources also reported that Pakistani aircraft bombed a Taliban military facility in Ghani Khel district of Nangarhar province late Monday evening.
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Source: Khaama Press News
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