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| Afghanistan: Attack on Logar hospital kills 60 | |
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| At least 60 people have been killed in a car bomb attack at a hospital in Afghanistan's Logar province, local officials say. | |
| Dozens more were hurt in the blast, some critically. Most of the casualties were civilians. | Dozens more were hurt in the blast, some critically. Most of the casualties were civilians. |
| Militants often target Afghan state employees as well as foreign forces. | Militants often target Afghan state employees as well as foreign forces. |
| Officials blamed the Taliban, but a Taliban spokesman said it did not attack public places, adding the blast was caused by "someone with an agenda". | Officials blamed the Taliban, but a Taliban spokesman said it did not attack public places, adding the blast was caused by "someone with an agenda". |
| Provincial official Din Mohammad Darwaish said the death toll could well increase as there were people buried under rubble. | Provincial official Din Mohammad Darwaish said the death toll could well increase as there were people buried under rubble. |
| Rescue teams are at the scene trying to pull out those that are trapped. | |
| A large number of people had been gathering at the clinic, in Azra district, for weekly treatment, many of them women and children, he said. | A large number of people had been gathering at the clinic, in Azra district, for weekly treatment, many of them women and children, he said. |
| "The target of the blast is not clear but what is obvious is that a hospital was attacked and civilians were killed," he said. | "The target of the blast is not clear but what is obvious is that a hospital was attacked and civilians were killed," he said. |
| The BBC's Bilal Sarwary in Kabul says there is almost no central government control over Azra, which is close to the Pakistan border, and insurgents and smugglers are well-established there. | The BBC's Bilal Sarwary in Kabul says there is almost no central government control over Azra, which is close to the Pakistan border, and insurgents and smugglers are well-established there. |
| The attack comes a day after 10 people were killed and 24 injured in a blast in the northern Kunduz province. | The attack comes a day after 10 people were killed and 24 injured in a blast in the northern Kunduz province. |
| On Wednesday US President Barack Obama announced a partial troop pullout from Afghanistan. | On Wednesday US President Barack Obama announced a partial troop pullout from Afghanistan. |