Afghanistan vows to avenge Pakistani strike on Kabul drug centre

Space War ^ | March 18, 2026 | AFP staff writer

[Salman]

Afghanistan Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani on Wednesday promised retribution for this week's Pakistani air strike that killed hundreds at a Kabul drugs rehabilitation centre. "We will take revenge," the Taliban government minister said at the mass burial of some of the victims in the capital, calling those behind Monday night's bombing "criminals".

"We are not weak and helpless. You will see the consequences of your crimes," he added.

The Taliban authorities have said that about 400 people were killed and more than 200 wounded in the strike, which was the deadliest attack yet in the recent upsurge in violence between the two neighbours.

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[Salman]

Yet another war. There are so many it's hard to keep up.

[Freedumb]

Sometimes when both sides are lunatic, Islamist death worshipers you just have to let them have at it for a good long while.

[montag813]

Is it time for us to be 'allies' with Afghanistan again? 😂😂😂

[The Louiswu]

Different sides of the same death cult all vying for the same 72 goats

[dfwgator]

[Brian Griffin]

Maybe intelligence agencies have sections to identify schools and other large civilian institutions.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Keep in mind that Pakistan did a lot to create the Frankenstein’s monster that is Afghanistan. In some bizarre way, it thought that an Islamic, theocratic Afghanistan would be useful to Pakistan. What a misjudgment that was.

[Larry Lucido]

Well, the clients are not longer on drugs.

[Uncle Miltie]

No word from the FReeper Allahu Akhbar Chorus, as there are no Joooos to indict.

[PGR88]

When will we have a complete TRAVEL BAN with nations of the mideast?

[aquila48]

How many involve Muslims?

[toddausauras]

Let them fight it out for 20 years.

[allendale]

Turning Afghan wheat fields into poppy fields and processing the crop into not flour but heroin did much harm to the local population. Not all the drugs were exported to Europe and America. Bit ironic.

[Georgia Girl 2]

There’s a conflict we can all get behind. 😆

[dennisw]

Let them fight over fake allah etc. Islam is a 7th century clown show with smart phones and other tech.

[dennisw]

“Turning Afghan wheat fields into poppy fields and processing the crop into not flour but heroin did much harm to the local population. Not all the drugs were exported to Europe and America. Bit ironic.”

Koran prohibits alcohol but says nothing about drugs. Though I bet hashish was around back in the 7th century.
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Yes—forms of hashish (concentrated cannabis resin) were very likely in use by around the 7th century, though the history is a bit nuanced.

Cannabis itself has been used for thousands of years across Central Asia and the Middle East. By the time of the early Islamic period (7th century), the plant was already well known in regions like Persia and parts of the Arab world. However, most historians think hashish specifically became more widespread a bit later, especially between the 9th and 12th centuries.

The word “hashish” comes from Arabic ḥashīsh, meaning “grass” or “herbage.” Written references to hashish use start appearing more clearly in medieval Islamic texts—particularly in places like Egypt and Syria—often associated with certain social groups or mystical sects.

One famous (though partly legendary) connection is with the so-called “Hashshashin,” linked to the Nizari Ismailis. Later writers claimed they used hashish, but modern historians think that association is probably exaggerated or symbolic rather than literal.

[Tell It Right]

Agreed. Let the men in the Muslim countries kill each other. Then bride starved China can have the women.

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

Avenge!

[Cronos]

The Durand line is continuing to cause trouble.

This 19th century line in the sand that divides the Pathan people into 2 is still a thorn in the flesh of the Pathan people