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Afghan security personnel gather near the site of an explosion in Kabul on 8 March, 2017. An explosion and gunfire rattled Kabul’s diplomatic district, as insurgents attacked Afghanistan's largest military hospital, officials said. Picture: AFP.

Afghanistan security forces

Death toll in Afghan hospital attack rises to 30

By Reuters

Defence Ministry spokesman Dawlat Waziri said the attack was suppressed by mid-afternoon, with all three gunmen killed.

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  • FILE: Afghan security personnel prepare for an operation against Taliban militants at the Aliabad district of Kunduz province on 31 May 31 2016. Picture: Najim Rahim/AFP.

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  • FILE: The study's findings were publicised by Human Rights Watch on Monday. Picture: EPA

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  • FILE: Afghan security personnel walk outside a damaged building after a Taliban attack in Kabul on 6 October, 2015. Picture: AFP.

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  • FILE: Afghan security personnel walk outside a damaged building after a Taliban attack in Kabul on 6 October, 2015. Picture: AFP.

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    2415 days ago
  • Afghan security personnel walk outside a damaged building after a Taliban attack in Kabul on 6 October, 2015. Picture: AFP.

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    MSF officials have blamed the US, demanding an independent investigation into an attack it called a war crime.

    2497 days ago
  • FILE: Afghan security personnel take position at the site of an attack in front of the parliament building in Kabul on 22 June 2015. Picture: AFP.

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    2565 days ago
  • FILE: Pakistani security officials inspect the site of a bomb explosion at a fruit and vegetable market in Islamabad on 9 April 2014. Picture: AFP

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    2669 days ago
  • FILE:Afghan and foreign security forces investigate the site of a suicide attack targeting a convey near a military camp in the outskirt of Kabul, Afghanistan, on 13 October 2014. Picture: EPA.

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    2818 days ago
  • Former Afghan finance minister Ashraf Ghani was named president-elect on 21 September 2014. Picture: Facebook.com.

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    2877 days ago
  • FILE:The attack comes days after the National Directorate of Security was targeted in the east. Picture: AFP.

    Taliban bomb attack kills 18 in Afghanistan

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    2895 days ago
  • Officials said Afghan forces were already in position after receiving tipoff about attacks by the insurgents.

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    3022 days ago
  • FILE:The Obama administration has been looking at options for a possible residual US force for months. Picture: AFP.

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    3030 days ago
  • FILE: The attack in one of Afghanistan’s main cities comes ahead of a presidential election on 5 April. Picture: AFP

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    3063 days ago
  • FILE: Obama told Karzai in a phone call on Tuesday that he had given the order to the Pentagon for troop withdrawal. Picture: AFP.

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    3085 days ago
  • FILE: US soldiers in the Kunar province of Afghanistan. Picture: AFP.

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    3177 days ago
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    3346 days ago
  • French President Francois Hollande. Picture: AFP

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