Islamic State claims Kabul hospital attack as death toll rises to 38

The Islamic State terror group claims responsibility for an ongoing attack on Afghanistan’s largest military hospital in the capital Kabul.

“Infiltrators from the Islamic State attack the military hospital in Kabul,” the group says via a verified Telegram account.

Emergency workers say at least 38 people people were killed and another 70 were injured in the attack.

Afghan security personnel gather near the site of an explosion in Kabul on March 8, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / SHAH MARAI)
Afghan security personnel gather near the site of an explosion in Kabul on March 8, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / SHAH MARAI)

— Agencies

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