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where were critically injured msf personnel of kunduz bombing taken for treatment

by Madyson Ruecker Published 2 years ago Updated 2 years ago

Latest update is that 37 people were seriously wounded during the bombing, of whom 19 are MSF staff. Some of the most critically injured are being transferred for stabilisation to a hospital in Puli Khumri, 2 hours' drive away.

What happened in Kunduz Afghanistan?

A suicide bomb attack on a mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz has killed at least 50 people, officials say, in the deadliest assault since US forces left. Bodies were seen scattered inside the Said Abad mosque, used by the minority Shia Muslim community.

What is Obama Kunduz hospital?

Médecins Sans Frontières condemned the incident, calling it a deliberate breach of international humanitarian law and a war crime....Kunduz hospital airstrikeTypeAirstrikeLocationKunduz Province, AfghanistanTargetKunduz Trauma Centre, Médecins Sans Frontières hospitalDate3 October 20154 more rows

Are Doctors Without Borders in Afghanistan?

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in Afghanistan continue to provide medical care across all five of our projects in Herat, Helmand, Kandahar, Khost, and Kunduz provinces. Even amid conflict and political upheaval in 2021, our teams did not stop providing vital medical care.

When did MSF start working in Afghanistan?

Conflict across Afghanistan MSF starts working in Afghanistan in 1980, travelling across the border from Pakistan.

Did Obama bomb a wedding in Afghanistan?

The United States Government denied that civilians were killed in the incident. An investigation by the Afghan Government disagreed and determined that 47 civilians, including the bride, had been killed....Haska Meyna wedding party airstrike.Date6 July 2008Result47 civilians killed, including 39 women and children and 8 teenagers; another nine wounded1 more row

Is bombing civilians a war crime?

Article 6(b) of the Charter thus condemned the "wanton destruction of cities, towns or villages, or devastation not justified by military necessity" and classified it as a violation of the laws or customs of war, therefore, making it a war crime.

Are there hospitals in Afghanistan?

Hospitals. There are over 100 government-run and private or internationally-administered hospitals in Afghanistan. The most advanced medical treatments are available in Kabul followed by in Kandahar, Herat and Mazar-i-Sharif.

Are there American doctors in Afghanistan?

Today, the U.S. Army has 4,200 physicians on active duty worldwide. There are 32 active U.S. military doctors serving the 25,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan. There are 96 physicians, 18 general surgeons, and 9 orthopedic surgeons serving the 146,000 U.S. troops in Iraq.

How many hospitals are in Afghanistan?

This is a list of hospitals in Afghanistan. There are 117 government-run hospitals in Afghanistan and a number of private or internationally-administered hospitals.

Is MSF in Yemen?

Our work in Yemen Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) runs some of its largest medical projects in Yemen to meet the growing needs of people suffering as a result of conflict, displacement, and extreme hardship.

Where is Doctors Without Borders working now?

MSF works in countries all over the globe. Currently, MSF has teams in Yemen, Central African Republic, Afghanistan, South Sudan, Syria.

How many doctors are in Afghanistan?

Physicians (per 1,000 people) in Afghanistan was reported at 0.2782 in 2016, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources.

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