At least 25 killed in Islamic State attack on Kabul military hospital

The Islamic state has claimed responsibility for today’s attack on its largest military hospital. Kabul, broadcast the propaganda organ of the jihadist organization Amaq.

At least 25 people were killed and more than 50 were injured when gunmen stormed a hospital Sardar Mohammad Daoud Khan, after two violent explosions at this point, in its center Kabul, officials said.

The attack, carried out by a suicide bomber and other gunmen, ended when the latter were killed by militants. Taliban, he said earlier in the afternoon at French Agency an official of their government Taliban.

The attack took place amid growing violence in Afghanistan among Taliban, in power, and the rival jihadist organization Islamic state.

In this hospital o defense Minister of Taliban Mohammed Yaqub, son of their founder Taliban, του mule Omar, made his first public appearance last Wednesday to ask mainly from them Afghans entrepreneurs to invest in hospitals.

The military hospital in question was attacked in March 2017, the perpetrators of which were disguised as medical personnel. The armed attack lasted six hours inside the building and claimed responsibility Islamic state. According to the official report, it cost the lives of 50 people, but according to sources in the security forces, the death toll was more than double.

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