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Wounded Newborn Baby in Stable Condition

While the Afghan people and others around the world are still reeling from Tuesday’s attack on defenseless mothers and babies in a maternity hospital in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, an Afghan newborn baby whose leg was hit by a bullet is now in stable condition, doctors at the French Medical Institute for Children said on Thursday.
 
Doctors said that the baby’s muscles and bone were badly damaged because of the bullet. The baby lost her mother in the attack.
 
Meanwhile, another twelve babies out of twenty were taken from the Ataturk hospital by their families.
 
The wounded baby, whose name is Amina,  was born only two hours before the attack.
 
“Her leg was assessed thoroughly, her condition is stable, we will conduct surgery on the crack on her bone on Sunday,” said Najibullah Bina, a doctor at the French Medical Institute of Children.
 
An Afghan woman volunteered to take responsibility for Amina's treatment.
 
“A woman took the responsibility for her treatment and transferred her to the French hospital, and although doctors had said that they would cut her leg, we did not allow them to do so. Finally, they carried out the operation and it was successful,” said Rafiullah, Amina’s father.
 
Doctors have said that twelve of the twenty babies that were taken from the hospital have been handed over to their families.
 
“We take pictures, copies of identity cards and finger prints before handing the babies over to their families. We also take guarantees from elder of their streets,” said Alim Hassan Kamal, the head of Ataturk hospital.
 
Fatima is the sister of another newborn baby who visited the hospital to see her.
 
Fatima has two siblings and lost her mother in the attack.
 
“Doctors told that me that my sister’s heart is a bit weak and currently she is taking oxygen,” said Fatima.
 
Meanwhile, a number of residents from Kabul came to the hospital to adopt the children who have been left without a family.
 
Tereena Latifi is an Afghan woman who wants to adopt one of the babies.
 
Tereena married eight years ago, but she never became a mother.
 
“I consulted doctors for eight years, but I never became a mother, I want to adopt one of the babies,” said Tereena.
 
On Tuesday, 24 were killed and 16 others were wounded in the attack that ended after more than five hours of fighting, said the Ministry of Public Health.
 
Three attackers stormed the hospital that admits pregnant women and mothers with their children. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
 
The attack sparked widespread global reactions by politicians and international organizations who called it a "heinous" terror attack and an act against humanity.
 
The attack started with an explosion outside the hospital and then the attackers entered the facility, fighting with security forces for hours.

Wounded Newborn Baby in Stable Condition

Doctors said that the baby’s muscles and bone were badly damaged because of the bullet.

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While the Afghan people and others around the world are still reeling from Tuesday’s attack on defenseless mothers and babies in a maternity hospital in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, an Afghan newborn baby whose leg was hit by a bullet is now in stable condition, doctors at the French Medical Institute for Children said on Thursday.
 
Doctors said that the baby’s muscles and bone were badly damaged because of the bullet. The baby lost her mother in the attack.
 
Meanwhile, another twelve babies out of twenty were taken from the Ataturk hospital by their families.
 
The wounded baby, whose name is Amina,  was born only two hours before the attack.
 
“Her leg was assessed thoroughly, her condition is stable, we will conduct surgery on the crack on her bone on Sunday,” said Najibullah Bina, a doctor at the French Medical Institute of Children.
 
An Afghan woman volunteered to take responsibility for Amina's treatment.
 
“A woman took the responsibility for her treatment and transferred her to the French hospital, and although doctors had said that they would cut her leg, we did not allow them to do so. Finally, they carried out the operation and it was successful,” said Rafiullah, Amina’s father.
 
Doctors have said that twelve of the twenty babies that were taken from the hospital have been handed over to their families.
 
“We take pictures, copies of identity cards and finger prints before handing the babies over to their families. We also take guarantees from elder of their streets,” said Alim Hassan Kamal, the head of Ataturk hospital.
 
Fatima is the sister of another newborn baby who visited the hospital to see her.
 
Fatima has two siblings and lost her mother in the attack.
 
“Doctors told that me that my sister’s heart is a bit weak and currently she is taking oxygen,” said Fatima.
 
Meanwhile, a number of residents from Kabul came to the hospital to adopt the children who have been left without a family.
 
Tereena Latifi is an Afghan woman who wants to adopt one of the babies.
 
Tereena married eight years ago, but she never became a mother.
 
“I consulted doctors for eight years, but I never became a mother, I want to adopt one of the babies,” said Tereena.
 
On Tuesday, 24 were killed and 16 others were wounded in the attack that ended after more than five hours of fighting, said the Ministry of Public Health.
 
Three attackers stormed the hospital that admits pregnant women and mothers with their children. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
 
The attack sparked widespread global reactions by politicians and international organizations who called it a "heinous" terror attack and an act against humanity.
 
The attack started with an explosion outside the hospital and then the attackers entered the facility, fighting with security forces for hours.

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