Rescue teams are continuing to pull bodies from the smoking rubble of a drug rehabilitation centre in the Afghan capital, Kabul, which was hit on Monday night in a devastating Pakistani air strike.
The attack on the Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital, which happened at about 21:00 local time (16:30 GMT), is the deadliest in recent violence between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The strike occurred as residents broke their daily fast for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
The death toll has continued to rise, and the Taliban government says it believes the number of people killed is about 400, although this figure has yet to be confirmed. Many people were also injured.
Mohammad Shafee, a patient in his 20s, survived the attack. I was in the kitchen helping to serve dinner when I heard a loud bang and ran for safety, he told the BBC. When I returned later, I found most of our colleagues and people in the dining room hit. Only five of us survived.
Maiwand Hoshmand, a doctor who works at the facility, reported that patients had just finished dinner on Monday and some were at congregational prayer when jets hit three parts of the centre.
Witnesses described a scene of utter devastation. Ahmad, a 50-year-old patient, recalled, The whole place caught fire. It was like doomsday. My friends were burning in the fire, and we could not save them all.
As rescue operations continue, numerous families anxiously gather outside the facility, hoping for news of their loved ones. With at least 100 bodies reported taken to the Kabul Forensic Medicine Department, the exact death toll remains unclear.
Pakistan has denied the allegations of targeting the rehabilitation center and maintains it was a precise military operation against terrorist infrastructure. Meanwhile, UN officials are urging restraint as the hostilities between the two nations escalate, impacting several health facilities in the region.
