Guwahati News Desk: The occurrence of two explosions and gunfire at the site of a military hospital rocked the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Tuesday.
The first blast happened in front of the 400-bed Sardar Daud Khan hospital and the second was nearby.
As per the sources, at least 15 people have been killed and several others wounded.
In addition, photographs and video footage from Kabul showed a plume of smoke over the area and recorded the sounds of gunfire.
Moreover, although no one immediately claimed responsibility for the blasts, but the Taliban spokesman Bilal Karimi informed media that fighters from the Islamic State affiliate IS-K entered the compound after detonating the first explosion at the entrance gate.
Karimi added that the Taliban fighters shot and killed four IS-K attackers and captured one alive.
Regarding IS-K also known as Islamic State Khorasan is the regional affiliate of the Islamic State group, that has since launched sporadic attacks targeting civilians and Taliban fighters.
Furthermore, the Sardar Daud Khan hospital has been targeted before in 2017, when gunmen dressed as doctors stormed the building, and more than 30 people had been killed and 50 others were wounded. That attack was also claimed by the Islamic State group.
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