At least 13 people including one policeman were killed and 15 others were injured in an armed men attack in Kabul�s Dasht-e-Barchi today.

Confirming the attack, the ministry interior affairs said three attackers had been killed in the attack on a 100-bed hospital in the Dasht-e-Barchi.

The ministry added that 12 civilians and one policeman were killed, 15 others were injured and some 80 people were rescued from the premises.

Locals said that the attackers were led by an explosion into the 100-bed service hospital.

Public Health Ministry Spokesperson Waheed Majrooh said eight people, including a trooper, had been killed and 11 others wounded. Immediately after, the scene was sealed by the Afghan forces - there is no information on the exact number of the attackers.

The Taliban have denied any involvement in the incident. Kabul has seen a number of similar attacks lately - mostly claimed by Daesh.

It is noteworthy that there were four explosions in the Tahya-e-Maskan area of Kabul and in PD^4 yesterday.

LINK: https://www.ansarpress.com/english/17355

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