Humanitarian aid is urgently needed for some 23 million people in Afghanistan, nearly half the population—especially food and sanitation, including safe water. The situation is made worse by the fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan, which broke open in 2025. On March 16, a Pakistani strike on a health center in Kabul killed over 400 people, injuring some 250 others, and demolishing much of the facility.
The Ibn Sina Research & Development Organization (ISRDO), which as of 2022 has championed Afghanistan-led economic development and multinational friendship, issued a press release March 16, denouncing the Kabul strike, giving eyewitness accounts. The release stated: “Given the gravity of the situation, the Ibn Sina R & D Organization, in line with international principles, calls for: an independent, transparent, and comprehensive international investigation into the attack; the implementation of accountability in accordance with international law; immediate and necessary measures to prevent further escalation of violence and civilian harm.”
The ISRDO points out that the clashes are occurring, “within the context of the recurring tensions along the so-called Durand Line,” drawn by Britain in the 1890s between Pakistan and Afghanistan. The United States has repeatedly stated its backing of Pakistan.
