KABUL — Gunmen wearing white lab coats stormed a military hospital in Afghanistan’s capital on Wednesday, killing at least 30 people and wounding dozens in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. The attack on the 400-bed military facility, located near two civilian hospitals in Kabul’s heavily guarded diplomatic quarter, set off clashes with security forces that lasted several hours. A member of the security forces was killed in the shootout and three other security officers were wounded. “This is not the first attack by the Islamic States group; they have carried out several bloody attacks in Kabul,” he said. Afghan security forces have struggled to combat both groups since the U.S. and NATO formally concluded their combat mission at the end of 2014, switching to an advisory and counterterrorism role.

Source: National Post March 08, 2017 15:11 UTC