A United Nations official told Reuters on Wednesday that the UN mission in Afghanistan estimates 143 people were killed in a Pakistani strike on a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul.
The Taliban had earlier claimed that more than 400 people were killed and 265 others wounded in Monday night’s airstrike on the Afghan capital.
Pakistan has rejected the Taliban’s claim that a rehabilitation centre was targeted, saying it struck military facilities and infrastructure linked to militant groups.
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan said previously that “dozens” of people were killed or wounded in the attack but had not officially released a precise casualty figure.
In a statement, UNAMA said the drug treatment centre in Kabul had been “affected” by the Pakistani airstrike.
