Pakistan's Afghan strikes draw war-crime call as strategic aims questioned

Pakistani airstrikes in Afghanistan since October 2025, including a March 16 attack on a Kabul drug rehabilitation centre that killed 269 civilians, have prompted Amnesty International to urge a war-crime investigation. Pakistan says it targets Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) fighters, but analysts argue Islamabad seeks strategic dominance in Afghanistan, using the insurgency as cover.