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15 dead, 34 hurt in Kabul explosions

KABUL: At least 15 people were killed and 34 injured in two explosions that occurred in the biggest military hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan on Tuesday, according to reports by local media. Gunshots were also heard during the two explosions.

Bilal Karimi, deputy spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, told reporters that at least two blasts took place at the entrance of the 400-bed hospital in Kabul's 10th district, Al Jazeera reported.

Afghan medical staff members stand at the entrance of a hospital as they wait to receive the victims of blasts in Kabul on November 2, 2021. Photo: VCG/AFP