UN agency puts death toll at 143 in Kabul rehab centre bombing by Pakistan

The Afghan Taliban government says more than 400 people have been killed and 265 injured

Smoke rises after an explosion in what the Taliban said was a Pakistani air strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, Mar 16, 2026. REUTERS/Sayed Hassib

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has put the death toll at 143 in the bombing of a Kabul drug rehab centre by Pakistan, an official told Reuters on Wednesday.

The Afghan Taliban government had said more than 400 people were killed and 265 injured in the air strike on Monday night.

Pakistan has rejected the Afghan Taliban claim that it targeted a drug rehab centre saying it "precisely targeted military installations and terrorist support infrastructure".