At least 15 killed, 34 wounded in twin blasts, gunfire at Kabul hospital

The explosions took place at the entrance of the 400-bed Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan hospital in central Kabul.

Kabul: At least 15 people were killed and 34 wounded when two explosions followed by gunfire hit Afghanistan`s biggest military hospital in Kabul, a Taliban security official said on Tuesday.

The explosions took place at the entrance of the 400-bed Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan hospital in central Kabul and security forces had been sent to the area, Interior ministry spokesman Qari Saeed Khosty said.

There was no confirmation of casualty numbers but a Taliban security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said there were at least 15 dead and 34 wounded.