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May 13, 2020

Afghan Mothers and Babies Killed as Gunmen Storm Kabul Maternity Hospital
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In Afghanistan, gunmen wearing police uniforms stormed a maternity
hospital in the capital Kabul Tuesday, killing 16 people - including
mothers and two newborn babies. The hospital was run by Doctors Without
Borders and served the minority Hazara community, which has been
targeted by ISIS in past attacks. In eastern Afghanistan, a suicide
attacker struck the funeral of a pro-government militia commander,
killing 24 people and wounding dozens of others. The Taliban denied
involvement in the attacks. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said, in
response, he's ordering his troops to go on the offensive.

President Ashraf Ghani: "In order to provide security for public places
and to thwart attacks and threats from the Taliban and other terrorist
groups, I am ordering Afghan security forces to switch from an active
defense mode to an offensive one and to start their operations against
the enemies."



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