Over a dozen people were killed in a series of explosions and attacks at one of the largest military hospitals in Afghanistan.
Two explosions rang out Monday at the Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan military hospital in central Kabul. Interior Ministry spokesman Qari Saeed Khosty said that the explosions went off at the entrance of the 400-bed hospital and that the Taliban had sent security forces to the area.
While an actual number of casualties has not been released, a Taliban security official, speaking under condition of anonymity, told Reuters that there were at least 15 dead and 34 wounded.
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Photographs released by residents show a plume of smoke over the area of the blasts, and witnesses claim that at least two helicopters were flying overhead. No organization has claimed responsibility, although the state-run Bakhtar news agency claims that Islamic State combatants clashed with security forces.
Military forces have targeted Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan hospital in the past. In 2017, more than 30 people were killed, and 50 people were injured when gunmen entered the facility dressed as doctors.
The blasts at the hospital are yet another addition to the growing number of attacks and killings since the Taliban took over Afghanistan in August. While the Taliban claims to have established security, several large-scale attacks have been reported.
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A wedding was broken up on Nov. 1 by men claiming to be members of the Taliban. The men killed three people and wounded ten for playing music at a wedding reception. The Taliban denies that these men were affiliated with their terrorist group.
The Islamic State has regularly carried out attacks against mosques and other targets since Kabul came under the control of the Taliban. For example, the terrorist organization claimed responsibility on Oct. 16 for a mosque bombing that killed nearly 50 people.
