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Hundreds killed in Pakistan strike on Afghanistan hospital treating drug users

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400 people killed after a Pakistan airstrike struck a Kabul hospital treating drug users, according to Afghanistan's deputy government spokesman. The mass-casualty strike significantly raises the risk of escalation between Pakistan and Afghanistan, likely prompting near-term risk-off in regional markets, upward pressure on defense-related securities, and increased flows into safe-haven assets.

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400 people killed after a Pakistan airstrike struck a Kabul hospital treating drug users, according to Afghanistan's deputy government spokesman. The mass-casualty strike significantly raises the risk of escalation between Pakistan and Afghanistan, likely prompting near-term risk-off in regional markets, upward pressure on defense-related securities, and increased flows into safe-haven assets.

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