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| Explosion, gunfire near military hospital & US Embassy in Kabul | Explosion, gunfire near military hospital & US Embassy in Kabul |
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| Several gunmen, including at least one dressed as a doctor, attacked a military hospital in an area close to the US Embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul. Witnesses told Reuters that the attackers engaged security forces inside the building. | Several gunmen, including at least one dressed as a doctor, attacked a military hospital in an area close to the US Embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul. Witnesses told Reuters that the attackers engaged security forces inside the building. |
| Abdul Qadir, a worker at the hospital, told Reuters that a number of gunmen appeared to be inside the hospital. He said he saw one gunmen dressed as a doctor take out an AK-47 and open fire, killing at least one patient and one hospital worker. He also heard shots from several other points. | Abdul Qadir, a worker at the hospital, told Reuters that a number of gunmen appeared to be inside the hospital. He said he saw one gunmen dressed as a doctor take out an AK-47 and open fire, killing at least one patient and one hospital worker. He also heard shots from several other points. |
| It is not yet clear how many people have been killed or injured. | |
| According to doctors, two people were killed and 15 others wounded in the attack, TOLO News reports. | |
| The 400-bed military hospital is located near two civilian hospitals in the Wazir Akbar Khan area of Kabul, home to several heavily guarded embassies. | The 400-bed military hospital is located near two civilian hospitals in the Wazir Akbar Khan area of Kabul, home to several heavily guarded embassies. |
| According to Afghan TOLO News, citing a doctor at the Sardar M. Daud Khan Hospital, fighting is still underway between security forces and attackers. | According to Afghan TOLO News, citing a doctor at the Sardar M. Daud Khan Hospital, fighting is still underway between security forces and attackers. |
| The assailants apparently first set off an explosion at the entrance of the building before entering the facility. A security source told the media outlet that at least five suicide bombers targeted the hospital. | The assailants apparently first set off an explosion at the entrance of the building before entering the facility. A security source told the media outlet that at least five suicide bombers targeted the hospital. |
| Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for the defense ministry, said a number of attackers have entered the hospital. | Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for the defense ministry, said a number of attackers have entered the hospital. |
| “Our security forces are on location fighting the attackers but also keeping in mind to not cause any casualties, so it is a difficult situation,” he told Al Jazeera. | “Our security forces are on location fighting the attackers but also keeping in mind to not cause any casualties, so it is a difficult situation,” he told Al Jazeera. |
| Afghan President Ashraf Ghani condemned the attack on the military hospital, while Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah called it a “crime,” TOLO News reports. | |
| The latest attack comes after at least 15 people were killed and wounded in coordinated attacks on a police station and an intelligence service office in Kabul last Wednesday, which were claimed by Taliban militants. | The latest attack comes after at least 15 people were killed and wounded in coordinated attacks on a police station and an intelligence service office in Kabul last Wednesday, which were claimed by Taliban militants. |