Human Rights Watch, a US-based advocacy group, today termed the recent Pakistani airstrikes on a rehabilitation centre in Kabul as an unlawful attack. It warned that the incident could amount to a possible war crime, raising serious concerns over civilian safety and adherence to international law. On March 16, Pakistan launched airstrikes on the 2,000-bed Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital in Kabul that killed hundreds of civilians and injured several others. The rights body called on the Pakistani authorities to conduct a swift and impartial investigation into the incident and ensure accountability for those responsible. The United Nations highlighted the complete destruction of one block of the hospital that housed adolescents receiving drug treatment. Amid the escalating tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan, the rights body cited the UN figures documenting at least 76 civilian deaths and 213 injuries from Pakistani airstrikes across Afghanistan in February this year.