Rashid Khan Condemns Kabul Airstrikes
Afghanistan cricketer Rashid Khan has condemned the reported Pakistani airstrikes in Kabul, joining growing outrage after Taliban authorities said a drug rehabilitation hospital was hit and hundreds of civilians were killed or injured. His statement came as the latest round of cross-border violence sharply raised tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Rashid Khan Reacts To Kabul Airstrikes
Rashid Khan said he stood with the people of Afghanistan after the reported attack, calling the strike on civilians unacceptable. In his public response, the star spinner urged accountability and called for international attention to the suffering caused by the latest violence. His comments quickly drew attention across the cricket world, where he remains one of Afghanistan’s most recognisable sporting figures.
Kabul Hospital Strike Draws Outrage
Taliban officials said at least 400 people were killed and around 250 injured after a Pakistani airstrike hit a large rehabilitation hospital in Kabul on March 16. The facility was described as a major centre for drug treatment and rehabilitation. Pakistan has denied targeting civilian sites and said its operation was aimed at militant infrastructure and security threats inside Afghanistan. The differing accounts have added to uncertainty, but the scale of the reported casualties has triggered condemnation and renewed scrutiny of the conflict.
Pakistan Afghanistan Tensions Deepen
The reaction from Rashid Khan comes at a time of rapidly worsening ties between the two neighbours. Cross-border strikes, retaliatory claims and accusations over militant safe havens have pushed relations into one of their most volatile phases in recent years. The Kabul strike allegation is likely to intensify calls for de-escalation, while public figures in Afghanistan continue to speak out over the growing human cost of the conflict.
