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| Afghanistan: IS gunmen dressed as medics kill 30 at Kabul military hospital | Afghanistan: IS gunmen dressed as medics kill 30 at Kabul military hospital |
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| More than 30 people have been killed after attackers dressed as doctors stormed the largest military hospital in Kabul, Afghan officials say. | More than 30 people have been killed after attackers dressed as doctors stormed the largest military hospital in Kabul, Afghan officials say. |
| Militants armed with guns and grenades gained entry after one detonated explosives at a hospital gate and then opened fire on staff and patients. | Militants armed with guns and grenades gained entry after one detonated explosives at a hospital gate and then opened fire on staff and patients. |
| Commandos who landed on the Sardar Daud hospital roof killed all four attackers after several hours of fighting. | Commandos who landed on the Sardar Daud hospital roof killed all four attackers after several hours of fighting. |
| The so-called Islamic State (IS) group has claimed the attack. | The so-called Islamic State (IS) group has claimed the attack. |
| The Taliban has denied any involvement. | The Taliban has denied any involvement. |
| More than 50 people were also wounded, the defence ministry said. | More than 50 people were also wounded, the defence ministry said. |
| How successful has IS been in Afghanistan? | How successful has IS been in Afghanistan? |
| Stuck between IS and the Taliban | Stuck between IS and the Taliban |
| President Ashraf Ghani said the attack at the 400-bed hospital "trampled all human values". | |
| "In all religions, a hospital is regarded as an immune site and attacking it is attacking the whole of Afghanistan," he said. | |
| The attack began at 09:00 local time (04:30 GMT). One hospital staff member who was able to get out saw an attacker "wearing a white coat holding a Kalashnikov and opening fire on everyone, including the guards, patients and doctors". | The attack began at 09:00 local time (04:30 GMT). One hospital staff member who was able to get out saw an attacker "wearing a white coat holding a Kalashnikov and opening fire on everyone, including the guards, patients and doctors". |
| One employee wrote on Facebook: "Attackers are inside the hospital. Pray for us." | One employee wrote on Facebook: "Attackers are inside the hospital. Pray for us." |
| TV pictures showed people hiding from the gunmen on ledges outside windows on upper floors of the building. | TV pictures showed people hiding from the gunmen on ledges outside windows on upper floors of the building. |
| More than six hours after the attack began, interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi tweeted that special forces had ended their operation and all the attackers were dead. | More than six hours after the attack began, interior ministry spokesman Sediq Sediqqi tweeted that special forces had ended their operation and all the attackers were dead. |
| The IS-affiliated Amaq news agency shared two images via the Telegram messaging app that appeared to show one of the militants taking part in the assault and a number of dead bodies. | The IS-affiliated Amaq news agency shared two images via the Telegram messaging app that appeared to show one of the militants taking part in the assault and a number of dead bodies. |
| Afghanistan's de-facto deputy leader Abdullah Abdullah also condemned the attack on Twitter and vowed to "avenge the blood of our people". | Afghanistan's de-facto deputy leader Abdullah Abdullah also condemned the attack on Twitter and vowed to "avenge the blood of our people". |
| BBC Afghan's Inayatulhaq Yasini says that, if this is confirmed an IS attack, it would be the first time its jihadists had used the Taliban-style tactic of first blowing the gates and then sending another group of attackers into the targeted building. | |
| It would also show, he says, that despite the Afghan government's claim that IS is on back foot, its militants are increasing their ability to carry out high-profile attacks that require a lot of planning and resources. | |
| IS announced it was moving into Afghanistan and Pakistan when it declared its so-called Khorasan Province in 2015 and has since carried out a number of attacks. | IS announced it was moving into Afghanistan and Pakistan when it declared its so-called Khorasan Province in 2015 and has since carried out a number of attacks. |
| In July 2016, a suicide bomb attack on a rally in Kabul killed about 80 people. | |
| Three months later, two similar attacks during the religious festival of Ashura claimed about 30 lives and in November 2016 an attack at a mosque in Kabul killed more than 30. | |
| IS also claimed a suicide attack at Kabul's Supreme Court last month that killed 22 people and has stepped up activity in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. | |
| The Taliban has also been carrying out attacks, killing 16 people in Kabul in suicide attacks a week ago, after beginning its Spring offensive early. | The Taliban has also been carrying out attacks, killing 16 people in Kabul in suicide attacks a week ago, after beginning its Spring offensive early. |