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First came an attack on a maternity ward in Kabul — mothers, babies, medical workers, and one police officer were killed.

"15 martyred mothers,” said a community elder.

Then a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at a funeral. At least 25 were killed. nyti.ms/2WVUaTE
Afghans don’t need a reminder that no one is safe from the country’s endless war, but they got one on Tuesday. Over the course of the day, the war had most likely taken 100 lives. nyti.ms/3bB6bDG
Crowds gathered outside the hospital and emotions ran high as they saw babies soaked in blood, @MujMash and @fahimabed report. Here, a couple and their baby were reunited after the mother and child were rescued. nyti.ms/3bB6bDG
A day after the attack on the maternity ward, officials struggled to reconnect 18 babies — most now motherless — with their families. The oldest was born 5 days earlier. The youngest was delivered in a safe room after the attack had begun. nyti.ms/3dUx07p
The U.S. and the Taliban signed a preliminary peace agreement in February that was supposed to have brought the war closer to an end. But insurgents have only cranked up attacks around the country, with dozens killed every day. nyti.ms/3bB6bDG
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