Afghanistan’s deputy government spokesman said early Tuesday the death toll from an airstrike by Pakistan that struck a hospital treating drug users in the Afghan capital kabul has risen to 400 (early Tuesday, ET). The facility was identified in official remarks as providing care to people with substance-use disorders. The deputy spokesman attributed the strike to Pakistan and provided the updated fatality figure.
Kabul death toll and official account
The most critical fact released by authorities is the updated death toll: 400. That figure was stated by Afghanistan’s deputy government spokesman early Tuesday (ET), who described the target as a hospital treating drug users in the capital. The same official linked the attack to an airstrike by Pakistan.
Beyond the death toll, available official remarks in the record are limited. The deputy government spokesman delivered the updated figure and identified the site as a treatment facility; no further operational details, civilian casualty breakdowns or timelines beyond “early Tuesday” were provided in the statement that is the basis for this report.
Immediate reactions from officials
Afghanistan’s deputy government spokesman communicated the revised casualty figure and described the site as a hospital for drug users. That official attribution names Pakistan as the party responsible for the airstrike and is the primary on-the-record statement available at the time of the update (early Tuesday, ET).
No named international officials, relief agencies or medical staff are quoted in the material forming the basis of this story. The deputy government spokesman’s statement remains the single identified governmental comment in the information available here.
Quick context
The facility struck was described as treating drug users, and it is located in the Afghan capital. The updated fatality figure—400—was provided by Afghanistan’s deputy government spokesman early Tuesday (ET). Other background details or independent confirmations are not present in the record used for this article.
What’s next
Officials have released the updated death toll and identified the site as a hospital treating drug users; further official statements and updates to the casualty count are anticipated. At this stage the publicly available record is limited to the deputy government spokesman’s early Tuesday (ET) statement attributing the strike to Pakistan and naming the number of fatalities.
Where additional details are absent, this account remains constrained to the official information provided by Afghanistan’s deputy government spokesman. Any changes to the casualty count, further descriptions of the incident, or statements from other named authorities would alter the public record and will be reflected in updates as those statements are issued.
