Pakistan attacks Kabul hospital: India sends emergency medical aid to Afghanistan

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said India has sent a 2.5-ton consignment of emergency medicines, medical disposables, kits and equipment to Kabul.

Sharing details of the assistance sent to Afghanistan, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal wrote on X: " To support the medical treatment and swift recovery of those injured in the heinous attack on 16 March, India delivers a 2.5-ton consignment of emergency medicines, medical disposables, kits and equipment to Kabul."

He said: "India stands in solidarity with the Afghan people and will continue to extend all possible humanitarian support in this difficult hour."

India on Tuesday strongly condemned Pakistan’s alleged airstrike on the Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital in Kabul, describing the attack as “barbaric.”

In an official statement, the Indian government said: “India unequivocally condemns Pakistan's barbaric airstrike on the Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital in Kabul on the night of March 16.”

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) called the strike a “cowardly and unconscionable act of violence” that claimed the lives of a large number of civilians. “This facility can by no means be justified as a military target.

According to Taliban officials, at least 400 people were killed and around 250 others injured in the strike. The Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital, a 2,000-bed facility, specialized in treating drug addiction.

The incident marks a sharp escalation in tensions between the two neighbouring countries, following weeks of cross-border clashes and aerial attacks.