Afghanistan is reeling after gunmen attacked a hospital's maternity ward in Kabul, leaving at least 16 people dead — including newborns. That attack came within hours of a bombing at a funeral in Nangarhar province that killed at least 24 people.
The attack also caused panic in a guesthouse for foreigners behind the hospital — though Amini said the guesthouse was probably not the intended target because there were other ways to access it, even as the militants headed straight to the hospital. She said the two foreign nationals residing there were safe but provided no further information."It was personal for me because I'm preparing for my son's first birthday.
The neighborhoods surrounding the hospital are dominated by Shiite Hazaras, members of an ethnic group often targeted by Islamic State militants. The Sunni terrorist group has claimed responsibility for a spate of attacks in recent months, including aBut in the aftermath of Tuesday's attacks, it was the Taliban that drew the wrath of the Afghan government.
But Hamdullah Mohib, Afghanistan's national security adviser, said the group has so far failed to uphold its end of the bargain.
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