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Doctors Killed in Afghanistan Explosion

Ayesha Tanzeem

   ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN - At least three doctors and their driver were
   killed and another wounded in an explosion in the southern part of the
   Afghan capital, Kabul, Tuesday morning as they were driving to work at
   the country's largest prison.

   In a statement, authorities at the Pul-e-Charkhi prison expressed deep
   regret upon receiving "sad news that the acting director general of the
   prison's health department, Brigadier Dr. Nazefa Ibrahimi, was martyred
   along with two other doctors and a driver of this department in a
   roadside mine explosion around 7:30 AM today."

   Family sources say the male doctor killed in the attack, Dr. Abdul
   Mateen, was Dr. Ibrahimi's husband.

   One of the female doctors also worked at another local hospital
   converted into a treatment facility for COVID-19, the disease caused by
   the coronavirus.

   Noorullah Tarakai, the deputy spokesman for the Ministry of Public
   Health, said several passers-by were also hurt in the attack.

   Condemning the attack, Ross Wilson, the U.S. chargé d'affaires, said
   it was "shocking to learn of the deaths of Office of Prison
   Administration (OPA) doctors, who work tirelessly each day to save
   vulnerable lives, especially during a pandemic when front-line medical
   personnel are desperately needed."

     (1/2) It is shocking to learn of the deaths of Office of Prison
     Administration (OPA) doctors, who work tirelessly each day to save
     vulnerable lives, especially during a pandemic when frontline
     medical personnel are desperately needed. I condemn the attack this
     morning in Kabul.
     -- Chargé d'Affaires Ross Wilson (@USAmbKabul) [1]December 22, 2020

   So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the attack that
   followed several similar incidents across the country.

References

   1. https://twitter.com/USAmbKabul/status/1341285061384134658?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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