'Some attackers entered the hospital compound.' The attack was initiated by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle who blew himself up at the entrance of the hospital,' a Taliban official from the media team said.
Tuesday's attack has not yet been claimed by any group. Now they face the struggle of bringing stability to Afghanistan, which has been hit in recent weeks by a series of bloody assaults claimed by the Islamic State group's local chapter. The Taliban spent 20 years waging an insurgency against the ousted US-backed government. 'Nineteen dead bodies and about 50 wounded people have been taken to hospitals in Kabul,' a health ministry official who asked not to be named told AFP. Gunmen then broke into the hospital grounds, firing their weapons there, the Taliban said. Islamic State suicide bombers kill dozens at Kabul airport
