Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of deadly airstrike on drug rehab center

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KABUL — Heavy casualties were feared on Tuesday after Afghanistan accused Pakistan of hitting a treatment center for drug dependents in the capital, Kabul, and killing civilians. Pakistan denied deliberately targeting the facility, instead saying it had conducted precision strikes on “military installations and terrorist support infrastructure.” The Pakistani military has struck Kabul several times in recent weeks, as part of a conflict sparked by claims that the Taliban government has harbored extremists who have carried out attacks across the border. Loud explosions rocked the city at 9 p.m. local time on Monday, prompting return anti-aircraft fire and forcing locals…