KABUL, Afghanistan—Militants stormed a maternity hospital in the western part of Kabul on May 12, setting off an hours-long shootout with the police and killing 16 people, including two newborn babies, their mothers, and an unspecified number of nurses, Afghan officials said.
While the battle was underway, Afghan security forces struggled to evacuate the facility, carrying out babies and frantic young mothers, according to images shared by the Interior Ministry. The clinic is supported by the aid group Doctors Without Borders, according to UNICEF, the U.N. children’s agency.
