Kabul, March 24 (NationPress) In a heart-wrenching scene, numerous Afghan families commemorated Eid by searching for their missing relatives in Afghanistan after a devastating airstrike by Pakistan on a drug rehabilitation center in Kabul, which tragically resulted in over 400 fatalities on March 16, as detailed in reports. The Pakistani military's offensive, aimed at what they labeled as 'military and terrorist infrastructure' in Afghanistan, misfired catastrophically, striking a facility meant for drug addiction recovery and leading to an immense loss of life.

On Eid, Sohrab Faqiri sought the grave of his brother, who was a casualty of the Pakistani airstrike in Kabul. Faqiri’s brother, Qais, a tailor and father to a 10-year-old, had been receiving treatment at the center for three months, according to a report from The Guardian.

After the attack, Faqiri rushed to the site but was unable to locate his brother among the survivors. Over the next two days, he visited multiple hospitals in Kabul but received no information. Eventually, he recognized his brother in a video documenting a mass burial of the airstrike's victims.

Faqiri then went to the hillside graveyard on the outskirts of Kabul where the burials took place. He described finding rows of stones marking the graves, yet no names were available to identify the deceased. 'The most painful part is that we don’t even know where his grave is,' Faqiri expressed, visibly emotional.

The attack occurred just as patients were returning to their dormitories following special prayers during Ramadan.

Wali Nazir Mohammad, 23, recounted how he had gone to sleep after prayers in a smaller building that housed around 20 patients. When he awoke to the explosion, he found his fellow patients in chaos, some injured and others calling for help.

Although the room wasn't directly struck, shrapnel penetrated the walls, injuring him. Wali Nazir, who was undergoing treatment, stated, 'I have a message for our government: please seek our revenge.' He added, 'If the government cannot take our revenge, I plead for them to provide us with weapons,' as reported by The Guardian.

Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior spokesperson, Abdul Matin Qane, had warned on March 17 that the nation would deliver a 'teeth-breaking response' to the airstrikes conducted by Pakistan in Kabul.

Qane categorized Pakistan's recent attack as a significant escalation and cautioned of a forthcoming response. He emphasized, 'Such assaults cannot go unchallenged,' asserting that Afghan authorities view the incident as a blatant violation of Afghanistan's sovereignty, as reported by Ariana News.

This incident signifies a sharp increase in tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan in recent weeks, marked by airstrikes, artillery exchanges, and mutual accusations.