At least 19 people were killed and 43 others were wounded in an attack on Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital in the capital Kabul, interior ministry sources told Al Jazeera.
Two explosions hit the entrance of the Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan military hospital on Tuesday, followed immediately by heavy gunfire, officials said.
Among those killed was the commander of the Taliban’s special forces, who was also in charge of Kabul’s security.
ISIL has claimed responsibility for the attack
Al Jazeera’s Charlotte Bellis reports from Kabul.
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Two explosions hit the entrance of the Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan military hospital on Tuesday, followed immediately by heavy gunfire, officials said.
Among those killed was the commander of the Taliban’s special forces, who was also in charge of Kabul’s security.
ISIL has claimed responsibility for the attack
Al Jazeera’s Charlotte Bellis reports from Kabul.
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