There was no drug rehabilitation centre at the site, contrary to claims made by the Taliban. The location was previously used temporarily to detain drug addicts in Kabul after the Taliban took control. Reports circulating last night alleged that a Pakistani airstrike in Kabul targeted Omid Hospital, a 2,000-bed medical facility.
However, the facts are totally different, as the site in Kabul described by the Taliban as a drug rehabilitation centre is facing scrutiny over its past use.
According to reports, the location was previously used temporarily to detain individuals suffering from drug addiction.
Sources revealed that some of those detained were later transferred to various warlords and militant groups, with claims that they were exploited for violent activities.
Observers also stated that the containerised structures currently presented as part of the facility were, at one point, used to house fighters and affiliated groups.
Analysts cautioned that while drug addiction has been reported as a challenge in broader claims about the backgrounds and conduct of those associated with the Taliban require independent verification. The Afghan Taliban have not publicly responded to these specific allegations.
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.
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