May 2021. Kabul Part 2

At a nearby hospital in Kabul, staff wheeled in injured students while dozens of distressed re-latives searched desperately for their sons and dau¬ghters, according to a witness. A spokesman for the interior ministry, Tariq Arian, put the death toll at least 30 and injured at 52 but did not specify the cause or the target. Kabul is on high alert since Washington announ¬ced plans last month to pull out all US troops by Sept 11, with Afghan officials saying the Taliban have stepped up attacks across the country following the announcement.