A Taliban security official says there are at least 15 dead and 34 wounded after a blast hit the entrance to a Kabul hospital
The explosions took place at the entrance of the 400-bed Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan hospital in central Kabul and security forces had been sent to the area, Interior ministry spokesman Qari Saeed Khosty said.
There was no confirmation of casualty numbers but a Taliban security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said there were at least 15 dead and 34 wounded. Italian aid group Emergency, which runs a trauma hospital some 3km from the site of the blast, said nine wounded had been brought in so far.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but the official Bakhtar news agency quoted witnesses saying a number of Islamic State fighters entered the hospital and clashed with security forces. This content appears as provided to The Globe by the originating wire service. It has not been edited by Globe staff.
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