Afghanistan, in Kabul there was an explosion near the Foreign Ministry: over 40 injured in the Emergency hospital

ROME – The death toll received at the Surgical Center for war victims of EMERGENCY in Kabul following the explosion that took place at 4 pm in Afghanistan, in Malek Ashgar square, near the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is over 40 wounded. near the Association hospital. This is the first wave of mass victims managed in 2023 by the hospital founded by Gino Strada in the capital. There were 29 those registered in 2022. “Up to now we have received over 40 patients in the hospital, it is difficult to draw up a balance, the activities are still ongoing – explains Stefano Sozza, program director of EMERGENCY in Afghanistan – This is the first wave of victims , but certainly since the beginning of 2022 one of those with the most patients. So much so that we also had to provide beds in the kitchens and in the canteen”.

Since the advent of the Taliban, the attacks have not ended. After August 2021, the bombings continued in the capital. According to UNAMA, in the period between mid-August 2021 and mid-June 2022 there were 2,106 civilian victims (700 dead, 1,406 injured) of attacks attributable to armed groups. During the year just ended, EMERGENCY managed 29 mass casualties in its surgical center for war victims in Kabul for a total of over 380 patients. During 2022, EMERGENCY treated more than 12,800 patients in its Kabul hospital, for a total of more than 2,500 admissions and more than 4,500 surgical operations. 99% of the latter concerned wounds from gunshots, stab wounds and explosions.

EMERGENCY. It is an international organization born in Italy in 1994 to offer medical-surgical care to the victims of wars, landmines and poverty and, at the same time, to promote a culture of peace, solidarity and respect for human rights. Between 1994 and 2021, more than 12 million people were treated free of charge in all EMERGENCY health facilities. One every minute. EMERGENCY’s work is possible thanks to the contribution of private citizens, companies, foundations, international bodies and some of the governments of the countries where the organization works, who have decided to support the interventions.