The Kabul Tribune (KT) — At least five people were injured after a patient attendant carried out a knife attack on medical staff at a central hospital in Takhar province, local sources said.
The incident occurred on Thursday, April 23, in the
maternity ward of the provincial hospital, according to the sources. Several
health workers and doctors were among those wounded.
The exact condition of the injured has not yet been
determined.
No further details have been released about the motive behind
the attack or the identity of the assailant. However, sources said hospital
authorities and Taliban security institutions have launched an investigation.
Local Taliban officials have not yet commented publicly on
the incident.
The attack comes amid repeated complaints from some patients and their attendants about alleged neglect and lack of attention by doctors i
