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| MSF hospital bombing: who are the victims? | MSF hospital bombing: who are the victims? |
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| As many as 20 people were killed and more than 30 injured when a US airstrike hit a Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz early on Saturday morning. | As many as 20 people were killed and more than 30 injured when a US airstrike hit a Médecins Sans Frontières hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz early on Saturday morning. |
| The death toll, which sources have said could rise further, includes nine MSF members of staff and seven patients from the facility’s intensive care unit. | The death toll, which sources have said could rise further, includes nine MSF members of staff and seven patients from the facility’s intensive care unit. |
| Here is everything we know about the victims so far: | Here is everything we know about the victims so far: |
| Ehsan Osmani | Ehsan Osmani |
| A doctor, Ehsan Osmani, 25, was working the intensive care unit at the Kunduz hospital when the airstrike occurred, according to a close friend and colleague. | A doctor, Ehsan Osmani, 25, was working the intensive care unit at the Kunduz hospital when the airstrike occurred, according to a close friend and colleague. |
| The doctor, who grew up in the city, was supposed to be on one of his final shifts at the Médecins Sans Frontières facility, having resigned days earlier after securing a new job at a hospital in Kabul. | The doctor, who grew up in the city, was supposed to be on one of his final shifts at the Médecins Sans Frontières facility, having resigned days earlier after securing a new job at a hospital in Kabul. |
| The colleague said Osmani was one of many medics who was missing immediately after the bombardment . “Ehsan was a good man, a good friend,” he added. | The colleague said Osmani was one of many medics who was missing immediately after the bombardment . “Ehsan was a good man, a good friend,” he added. |
| Zabihullah Pashtoonyar | Zabihullah Pashtoonyar |
| Pashtoonyar had been working as a security guard at the MSF hospital for three months before the strike, having returned to Kunduz from Pakistan eight years ago. | Pashtoonyar had been working as a security guard at the MSF hospital for three months before the strike, having returned to Kunduz from Pakistan eight years ago. |
| He was also studying at the city’s university and has worked as a local radio presenter in the past. | He was also studying at the city’s university and has worked as a local radio presenter in the past. |
| “He was a good person,” Aziz, a close friend said. When two correspondents were killed in Kunduz recently, Pashtoonyar attended protests to call for protection of the press. “He always made peaceful protests. He was a very humble man,” Aziz said. | “He was a good person,” Aziz, a close friend said. When two correspondents were killed in Kunduz recently, Pashtoonyar attended protests to call for protection of the press. “He always made peaceful protests. He was a very humble man,” Aziz said. |
| Akbar | |
| Akbar was 22 when he was killed in the bombardment on Saturday morning, his cousin Nasratullah told the Guardian. | Akbar was 22 when he was killed in the bombardment on Saturday morning, his cousin Nasratullah told the Guardian. |
| Related: MSF staff killed in suspected US strike on Kunduz hospital in Afghanistan - latest | Related: MSF staff killed in suspected US strike on Kunduz hospital in Afghanistan - latest |
| “He had been working in the hospital for a long time. He was a famous doctor,” he said. He is believed to be one of several doctors in their 20s killed in the blast. | “He had been working in the hospital for a long time. He was a famous doctor,” he said. He is believed to be one of several doctors in their 20s killed in the blast. |
| Aminullah Salahzai | Aminullah Salahzai |
| A doctor at the hospital for five years, Dr Aminullah Salahzai was 31 when he died. He is believed to have been married and was originally from Chardara, an area close to Kunduz. | A doctor at the hospital for five years, Dr Aminullah Salahzai was 31 when he died. He is believed to have been married and was originally from Chardara, an area close to Kunduz. |
| Satar Zahir | Satar Zahir |
| Another doctor, Zahir worked at the hospital for more than three years before the attack and was also married, according to colleagues. | Another doctor, Zahir worked at the hospital for more than three years before the attack and was also married, according to colleagues. |
| Additional reporting by Mokhtar Amiri | Additional reporting by Mokhtar Amiri |