Pakistan-Afghanistan Cross-Border Military Strikes March 202
Situation
Pakistan conducted military strikes on Kabul and cross-border areas in March 2025, resulting in significant civilian casualties including attacks on a drug treatment center. UN documented over 42 civilian deaths across six days as of early March 2026.
The Narrative Gap
What sources agree on
- The afghan health ministry reported on march 18, 2025, that approximately 400 people were killed and more than 200 wounded in the strike on the drug rehabilitation center in kabul. 8 sources across 3+ regions
- A pakistani strike on a drug rehabilitation centre in kabul on march 16, 2026 killed more than 400 people according to afghan authorities. 6 sources across 3+ regions
Key Evidence
- Seventy-seven people were killed and 137 others were injured in recent natural disasters in Afghanistan according to the government. 1 source
- Reported event: Pakistani shelling killed two civilians and wounded ten others on April 1, 2026 in Kunar Province. 1 source
- Reported event: Jacopo Caridi, director of the Norwegian Refugee Council for Afghanistan, independently confirmed that there are hundreds of dead and wounded from the strike on the Kabul Rehabilitation Centre. 1 source
- Reported event: The strike on Omar addiction treatment hospital in Kabul resulted in approximately 400 deaths and around 250 injuries. 1 source
- Reported event: Afghanistan reported that at least 400 people were killed and more than 250 wounded in an airstrike targeting a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul. 4 sources
What Could Change
Developments that could shift our assessment — sources are currently split on these possibilities.
- No specific indicators identified at this time.
Source Profile
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