Afghan experts probe site of deadly Kabul hospital attack

When he made it inside the hospital, Behzad found his brother dying from gunshot wounds to the chest and arm.

“When I finally got to him, it was just moments before he died,” Behzad said. “All that was left for me to do was to tell my family and bring his body home.”

All the attackers, including two who detonated their suicide vests, were killed by the time the assault ended.

Standing beside Behnam’s graveside covered with flowers, his father, Afghan army Gen. Jalandar Shah made an impassioned plea to the international community to help war-battered Afghanistan put an end to the fighting.

“As a father, as a human being I am calling out to the international community to please pay attention,” he said. “Stop the killing of Afghans. It is enough all this killing. It’s enough.”

Inside the hospital, experts were scouring every inch of the facility for evidence that IS was behind the attack, which also wounded 53 people, said deputy defence ministry spokesman Mohammed Radmanish.

Radmanish told The Associated Press that even though IS claimed the assault, Afghan authorities “must do our own investigations to know who is responsible.”

Afghan forces have been under increasing pressure by the Taliban and also from Islamic State militants, mostly in the country’s east.

Wednesday’s attack reflected the Afghan militants’ capability to strike at the country’s heavily guarded capital despite government efforts to improve security for ordinary Afghans.

Amir Shah, The Associated Press

by Canadian Press

Afghan experts probe site of deadly Kabul hospital attack

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