Armed men stole equipment at a health center in police district 13 of Kabul city last night, the health staff of the center said on Monday.

Darich-e-Sahat clinic was delivering health services to poor families for more than two years in western Kabul city.

“The door was knocked on ... then armed thieves entered and threatened me to be silent. They took all of the equipment,” said Sayed Farhad, watchman of the clinic.

Health staff at the center delivered services for 50-70 patients per day.

“Here, we are delivering free services without fees in various sections including maternity, the children's section, the laboratory, X-rays, and ear, nose and throat,” said Shaib Shaaban, the head of the clinic.

“We were examining 50 to 70 patients daily, most of the patients were women with maternity issues,” said Wahida Bayat, a doctor.

Residents of the area urged the security officials to punish the perpetrators.

The security department of Kabul said investigations have begun into the incident.

This comes as several cases of murdering, kidnapping and robbery have been happened in the capital in recent weeks.