India has dispatched a 2.5-tonne consignment of emergency medicines, medical disposables, kits, and equipment to Kabul in response to Pakistan’s airstrike on the Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital on March 16.
The consignment, which landed in Kabul, was intended to support the medical treatment and recovery of those injured in the attack, marking one of India’s first tangible humanitarian responses to the incident. The consignment included emergency medicines critical for trauma care, medical disposables required for surgical procedures, and equipment needed by hospitals treating the injured.
In a post on X, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal confirmed the aid shipment. He posted, “To support the medical treatment and swift recovery of those injured in the heinous attack on 16 March, India delivers a 2.5-ton consignment of emergency medicines, medical disposables, kits and equipment to Kabul. India stands in solidarity with the Afghan people and will continue to extend all possible humanitarian support in this difficult hour.”
India on March 17 strongly condemned Pakistan’s airstrike on the Omid Addiction Treatment Hospital in Kabul on the night of March 16, calling it a “barbaric” and “cowardly” act that killed at least 400 people and injured around 250, according to Afghan Taliban officials. The Ministry of External Affairs said there was “no faith, no law, and no morality” that could justify the deliberate targeting of a hospital, adding that the attack—carried out during the holy month of Ramzan—was a “blatant assault on Afghanistan’s sovereignty” that reflected Pakistan’s “persistent pattern of reckless behaviour.”
India called on the international community to hold the perpetrators accountable and demanded that Pakistan cease targeting civilians in Afghanistan. India has, over the years, supplied wheat, pulses, and medical aid to Afghanistan through various bilateral and multilateral channels.