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| Over 1,900 People Wounded In Kunduz Siege: MoPH |
| 2015-10-18 |
| [Tolo News] New figures from the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) released on Saturday reveal that more than 1,900 people -- including security force members and civilians -- were maimed in the recent Kunduz battle - which is still ongoing in parts of the northern province. The ministry said that over 50 people were killed in the festivities, adding that the toll is of those who died in hospitals. "According to the latest information, at least 1,920 civilian and military people were maimed in the festivities in Kunduz, in different districts including Dashte Archi and a district from Takhar," said Dr. Qamaruddin Seddiqi, adviser to the Deputy Minister of Public Health. According to the ministry, the deadliest single incident was the "There is no exact information about casualties of the attack on MSF. Primary reports reveal that 10 visitors were killed and nine others, including maimed patients, are still unaccounted for. At least 12 of the MSF health staff were killed and two staff members are missing," he continued. The MoPH officials said the information has been collected from 63 hospitals and health centers, and that those maimed that were not hospitalized have not been included in this toll. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 And the media concentrates on the fake hospital with doctors treating Daesh members and stashing arms with no marking struck by American fire. Never mind the Daesh destruction. |
| Posted by: newc 2015-10-18 04:10 |