Afghanistan: Pakistan air strike kills at least 100 at Kabul drug rehab centre

More than 100 people have been killed in a Pakistani air strike on a drug treatment centre in Afghanistan's capital, forensic laboratory sources told the BBC. Some of the bodies were injured beyond recognition, sources at the Kabul Forensic Medicine department said. Taliban officials have put casualty figures much higher. The UN called for a swift investigation. Pakistan denied striking the facility deliberately, saying it had "precisely targeted military installations and terrorist support infrastructure". The cross-border conflict re-erupted last month, with Pakistan saying Afghanistan was harbouring militants who attacked its territory, something Kabul denied. The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (Unama) condemned the strike, which it said had been carried out by Pakistani forces on the Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital. "Unama reiterates its call for de-escalation and an immediate ceasefire, and for parties to comply with their obligations under international law to ensure the protection of civilians," a statement said. Some 2,000 people were being treated at the rehab centre, according to officials at the facility, who believe there could be hundreds of casualties. The Afg