India Delivers 2.5 Tons of Aid to Kabul After Airstrike

India has delivered 2.5 tons of emergency medical supplies to Kabul, Afghanistan, four days after a Pakistani airstrike devastated a drug rehabilitation center in the capital, killing more than 400 people and injuring over 250 others. The aid shipment, which arrived on Friday, includes medicines, medical disposables, kits, and equipment to assist in treating the wounded from the March 16 attack on the Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital.

The strike occurred late on March 16, targeting the facility in Kabul's Pule Charkhi area, a 2,000-bed complex established in 2016 that provides addiction treatment and vocational training such as tailoring and carpentry. Afghan officials reported that the explosion, heard around 9 p.m. local time, caused extensive destruction, with smoke visible in nearby neighborhoods like Shahre Naw and Wazir Akbar Khan. Emergency response teams arrived quickly, but hospitals in Kabul were overwhelmed by the influx of casualties, many of whom were patients and staff at the center.

Pakistan's military described the operation as a precise strike on military installations and terrorist support infrastructure, denying any intent to target civilians. However, Afghan...