Militants wearing police uniforms stormed a hospital in Afghanistan Tuesday, killing at least 16 people, including two babies, triggering a move by the nation’s president to launch a new offensive against the Taliban and other insurgent groups in another setback for U.S. efforts to extricate itself from its longest war. The attack on the 100-bed hospital in Kabul, which includes a maternity ward run by the international aid group Doctors Without Borders, was carried out by three militants who repelled Afghan security forces...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 12, 2020 14:54 UTC