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American detained in Afghanistan is freed after being held for over a year

The State Department said earlier this month that the Taliban was believed to hold at least four U.S. nationals

The Independent UK

‘A positive step’: Taliban frees American academic Dennis Coyle after more than a year in detention

American academic Dennis Coyle, detained for over a year in Afghanistan, has been released by Taliban authorities on humanitarian grounds coinciding with Eid al-Fitr. While Washington welcomes this positive step, it renews calls for the return of other Americans still believed to be held, emphasizing an end to 'hostage diplomacy'.

The Times of India

‘This is the saddest moment’: families search for loved ones on Eid after Kabul hospital strike

At least 400 killed in Pakistan’s strike on drug rehab centre, Taliban say, with families searching unmarked mass graves

The Guardian - UK

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Pakistan-Afghanistan conflict is rooted in local border dispute – but the risks extend across the region

A weekslong war between Pakistan and Afghanistan was paused on March 18, 2026, to mark the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. But that does not mean the conflict is over.

The Conversation

Pakistan and Afghanistan agree Eid ceasefire as Kabul holds mass funeral for airstrike victims

Five-day truce has been brokered by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar

The Independent UK

Pakistan to pause Afghan strikes for Eid, two days after deadly Kabul attack

Five-day cessation announced as mass funeral held for some of hundreds of victims of airstrike on rehab centre

The Guardian - UK

Eid truce: Pakistan and Afghanistan temporarily halt military operations after deadly Kabul strike

Pakistan has temporarily halted military operations against Afghanistan for Eid, following requests from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar. This pause comes amid escalating border tensions after a deadly Kabul attack, which Pakistan claims targeted a site used for drone storage and training suicide bombers.

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Mass funeral held in Kabul for victims of strike on hospital that Afghanistan blames on Pakistan

Bulldozers have been digging pits in a cemetery in the Afghan capital ahead of a mass funeral for some of the victims of what officials have said was a Pakistani airstrike that hit a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul on Monday night

The Independent UK

‘My friends were burning and we couldn’t save them’: Eyewitnesses describe deadly Pakistani attack on Kabul rehab

Witnesses say they saw a military plane circling before huge explosions and fire that burned people in their beds

The Independent UK

Pakistan hopes steep cost of airstrikes on Taliban targets will protect against terror attacks

Experts say attacks on Afghanistan are ‘defensive, not offensive’ but carry a risk of spiralling cycle of violence

The Guardian - UK

‘Everything was burning, people were burning’: witnesses describe strike on Kabul drug rehab centre

Pakistani strike on Afghan capital kills 400 people, who burned in their beds or were crushed by collapsing walls

The Guardian - UK

'Action will follow. Pak's brutality won't go unanswered': Taliban's chief spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid

Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid vowed retaliation after an alleged Pakistani airstrike on Omar Addiction Treatment Hospital in Kabul, which he described as a deliberate attack on civilians. Mujahid stated the attack "will not go unanswered" and accused Pakistan of attempting to shape the narrative, vowing to expose their "brutality" to…

The Times of India

At least 400 people killed in Pakistan strike on Kabul hospital, says Afghan government

Afghanistan has accused Pakistan of killing at least 400 people and injuring 250 others in an airstrike on a hospital in the capital Kabul.

Euronews

Rescue crews dig bodies out of the ruins of a Kabul hospital hit in an airstrike blamed on Pakistan

Rescue crews are still digging bodies out of the rubble of a drug rehabilitation hospital in the Afghan capital Tuesday morning, after officials there said an overnight Pakistani airstrike killed at least 400 people at the facility

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Taliban say 400 killed in Pakistan airstrike on drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul

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At Least 400 Killed in Kabul Hospital Strike Amid Rising Afghanistan-Pakistan Tensions

At least 400 people were killed and nearly 250 injured after an airstrike struck a drug rehabilitation hospital in the Afghan capital of Kabul late Monday night. Afghan authorities said the attack devastated the 2,000-bed facility, sparking massive fires and leaving rescue teams scrambling through rubble for survivors.

The Independent UK

Afghanistan says at least 400 killed in Pakistani airstrike on Kabul rehab: ‘It was like doomsday’

Islamabad denies hitting Kabul drug rehabilitation hospital housing thousands of patients

The Conversation

Attacks on hospitals are surging in war zones. What do the laws of war say about protecting them?

Afghanistan says at least 400 people have been killed in a Pakistani airstrike on a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul on Monday night, with potentially hundreds more wounded.

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The Times of India

Pakistan airstrike on Afghanistan: 400 killed after Kabul drug rehab centre hit; Pak says military infra targeted — 10 things to know

Pakistan airstrikes have struck a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. Hundreds have died and many more are injured. Afghan officials accuse Pakistan of deliberately targeting civilians. Pakistan denies this, stating strikes hit militant infrastructure. Cross-border clashes continue, raising regional security concerns. Both nations present conflicting casualty figures.

The Times of India

Watch: Flames, huge smoke columns seen after Pakistan airstrike on Kabul hospital that killed 400

Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, conducting strikes on Afghan Taliban military installations in Kabul and Nangarhar Province. The operation Pakistan said targeted technical support facilities, ammunition storage, and drone assembly workshops, with Pakistan stating the action followed unprovoked firing. Afghan authorities have accused Islamabad of hitting a hospital resulting in…

The Guardian - UK

Afghanistan says 400 killed in strike by Pakistan on Kabul hospital

Deputy government spokesman says death toll has reached 400 people ‘so far’ as Islamabad denies targeting facility for drug addicts

The Times of India

400 killed, 250 wounded in Pakistani airstrikes on Kabul hospital, claim Taliban

Afghanistan accused Pakistan of killing civilians in fresh airstrikes on Kabul, alleging a hospital treating drug addicts was hit. Pakistan denied targeting civilians, stating precision strikes hit military and "terrorist" targets used against Pakistan. Tensions escalate amid ongoing border clashes and accusations of sheltering militants.

The Independent UK

Afghanistan says Pakistani shells killed two children as fighting along border escalates

Afghanistan’s Taliban forces and Pakistan’s military are exchanging fire along the border

The Independent UK

Pakistan’s president says Afghan Taliban forces crossed a ‘red line’ with drone attacks on civilians

Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari says that Afghanistan’s Taliban government has “crossed a red line” by attempting drone attacks that injured several people a day earlier

The Independent UK

Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of targeting homes in airstrikes that kill at least 6 civilians

Afghanistan’s Taliban government has accused Pakistan’s military of targeting homes in airstrikes in Kabul and Kandahar province

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