19 dead, 50 wounded in attack at hospital in Kabul

 

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As per official reports, around 19 people were killed and 50 were injured when a Kabul hospital was attacked on Tuesday, a health ministry official said, after the Taliban confirmed two blasts and a witness reported gunfire.

"Nineteen dead bodies and about 50 wounded people have been taken to hospitals in Kabul" the official requesting anonymity told AFP.

This was another unwanted chapter in Taliban's struggle to maintain stability in Afghanistan. Tuesday's attack has not yet been claimed by any group.

"I am inside the hospital. I heard a big explosion coming from the first checkpoint. We were told to go to safe rooms. I also hear gun firing" a doctor at the Sardar Mohammed Dawood Khan hospital in Kabul told AFP.

The hospital was previously attacked in 2017 when gunmen disguised as medical personnels entered the premises and killed atleast 30 people.