Another major claim by the Afghan Taliban and sections of the international media has been exposed. Reports circulating last night alleged that a Pakistani airstrike in Kabul targeted Omid Hospital, a 2,000-bed medical facility.
However, according to claims based on geolocation data and research, this assertion is inaccurate. Omid Hospital, located on Makroyan Road in Kabul, is reported to be unharmed.
Investigations and geolocation data confirmed that the hospital in the Macroyan area is entirely safe, while the actual target was Camp Phoenix in Nangarhar.
Instead, the actual target of the airstrike is said to have been Camp Phoenix on the Kabul–Nangarhar Road, a former NATO military base. The two locations are approximately 7.3 kilometres apart.
Recent satellite imagery is cited as indicating that the strike hit a military site, where Taliban barracks and weapons depots were reportedly located, rather than a civilian hospital.
Afghan Guard’s Account Disputes Claims
An eyewitness security guard stationed at a nearby drug rehabilitation centre also debunks the story.
According to the guard, the strike took place some 200 meters from the facility, not on the hospital premises.
He said that minor injuries were only reported, and all those who were affected were in a stable situation.
Also, the fact that there was anti-aircraft gunfire in the vicinity proves that this was a military compound.
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