Gunmen dressed as doctors attacked a military hospital close to the U.S. embassy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday and battled security forces inside the building for several hours, officials and witnesses said. The gunmen, dressed as medical personnel, had taken position on upper floors of the hospital and engaged special forces sent to the scene, officials said. Security forces blocked off the area around the hospital, near a busy traffic intersection. "In all religions, a hospital is regarded as an immune site and attacking it is attacking the whole of Afghanistan." A Taliban spokesman said he had no immediate information.

Source: CBC News March 08, 2017 07:14 UTC