First a suicide bomber blew himself up at the south gate to the Sardar Mohammed Daud Khan hospital, said Sediq Sediqqi, Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman. Three gunmen then invaded the hospital, made their way to the second and third floors and opened fire, Sediqqi said. Among those killed were Afghan military personnel recovering from battle wounds, doctors and hospital employees. Afghan security forces and police mounted a counteroffensive at the hospital. Video showed heavily armed soldiers and armored vehicles surrounding the facility and a helicopter landing on its roof and discharging soldiers.

Source: CNN March 08, 2017 06:27 UTC