Explosions and gunfire struck the largest military hospital in Afghanistan, with ‘ISIS fighters storming the 400-bed building and clashing against Taliban security officials’

  • Two explosions rocked Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan’s hospital
  • Although there was no initial claim of responsibility, ISIS fighters were seen at the hospital.
  • Since August, ISIS has been carrying out a series d’attaques against the Taliban. 










Kabul’s largest military hospital was rocked by at most two explosions.

ISIS fighters entered the 400-bed Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan hospital and opened fire after clashing with Taliban security forces, witnesses said.

Qari Saeed Khosty, spokesperson for the Interior Ministry, stated that security forces were deployed to the area and there was no information on casualties.

ISIS fighters entered the 400-bed Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan hospital and opened fire after clashing with Taliban security forces, witnesses said

Witnesses claimed that ISIS fighters entered Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan’s 400-bed hospital and opened fire after clashing against Taliban security forces.

Residents shared photographs showing smoke rising from the blasts area near the Wazir Akbar Khan area of central Kabul.

There was no immediate claim for responsibility. 

Bakhtar’s official news agency said witnesses had reported that several Islamic State fighters had entered the hospital.

These blasts are the latest in a growing number of attacks and deaths since the Taliban won over the previous Western-backed government. They claim that they have restored security to Afghanistan following decades of war.

ISIS fighters entered the 400-bed Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan hospital and opened fire after clashing with Taliban security forces, witnesses said

Witnesses claimed that ISIS fighters entered Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan’s 400-bed hospital and opened fire after clashing against Taliban security forces.

Islamic State, which has attacked mosques and other targets in a series since the Taliban took over Kabul in August, mounted an elaborate attack on the 400-bed hospital, killing more than 30 people.

A hospital worker, who managed escape, reported hearing a loud explosion and gunfire. He said that a second, much larger explosion occurred ten minutes later.

He said it was unclear if the blasts or the gunfire were within the sprawling hospital complex, which is the largest military facility in Afghanistan. 

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