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GHAZNI CITY (PAN): NATO-led troops killed a lady doctor along with two
family members in the Syedabad district of central Wardak province, the
Ghazni Civil Hospital director alleged on Saturday.
Dr. Ismayee Ibrahimzai told Pajhwok Afghan News that Dr. Aqila Hekmat, in
charge of the maternity ward, her 18-year-old son and nephew were killed
late on Friday, when ISAF soldiers fired at their vehicle.
The doctor's husband was injured in the shooting near the Sheikhabad area
on the Kabul-Kandahar highway, Ibrahimzai said, adding the incident
happened after an ISAF convoy struck a roadside bomb.
Aqila Hekmat's vehicle came under fire from ISAF while moving from the
main road to a subway. Ibrahimzai said Public Health Directorate staff and
Ghazni-based doctors, saddened by her death, had urged an invistigation
into the incident.
Col. Zarawar Zahid, Ghazni police chief, denounced the incident as
shocking, saying they would jointly investigate the murder with Maidan
Wardak officials.
Shahidullah Shahid, the governor’s spokesman, also comdemed the killing of
Dr. Hekmat and her relatives. He quoted unnamed ISAF officials as saying
that they came under fire from the Taliban after their vehicle struck the
roadside bomb.
Aqila was killed in the exchange of fire, the spokesman said, adding that it
was not yet clear who had killed the lady doctor.
But astatement from the NATO-led force said the incident caused no
civilian casualties. An ISAF combat outpost observed a car moving in its
direction and the soldiers signalled it to stop.
"When it continued travelling towards the combat outpost, the gunner fired
one bullet into the engine block. The vehicle stopped and the incident
resulted in one civilian wounded, who was immediately treated at ISAF
medical facilities."
Resident Syed Abdullah Walizai said the incident occured in the Zirni area
of Shneez Valley. ISAF forces started indiscrimate fire on passengers after
the explosion, killing three of a family and wounding two others, he
claimed.
May she rest in peace.
I am not surprised NATO tried to claim there were no civilian casualties.
family members in the Syedabad district of central Wardak province, the
Ghazni Civil Hospital director alleged on Saturday.
Dr. Ismayee Ibrahimzai told Pajhwok Afghan News that Dr. Aqila Hekmat, in
charge of the maternity ward, her 18-year-old son and nephew were killed
late on Friday, when ISAF soldiers fired at their vehicle.
The doctor's husband was injured in the shooting near the Sheikhabad area
on the Kabul-Kandahar highway, Ibrahimzai said, adding the incident
happened after an ISAF convoy struck a roadside bomb.
Aqila Hekmat's vehicle came under fire from ISAF while moving from the
main road to a subway. Ibrahimzai said Public Health Directorate staff and
Ghazni-based doctors, saddened by her death, had urged an invistigation
into the incident.
Col. Zarawar Zahid, Ghazni police chief, denounced the incident as
shocking, saying they would jointly investigate the murder with Maidan
Wardak officials.
Shahidullah Shahid, the governor’s spokesman, also comdemed the killing of
Dr. Hekmat and her relatives. He quoted unnamed ISAF officials as saying
that they came under fire from the Taliban after their vehicle struck the
roadside bomb.
Aqila was killed in the exchange of fire, the spokesman said, adding that it
was not yet clear who had killed the lady doctor.
But astatement from the NATO-led force said the incident caused no
civilian casualties. An ISAF combat outpost observed a car moving in its
direction and the soldiers signalled it to stop.
"When it continued travelling towards the combat outpost, the gunner fired
one bullet into the engine block. The vehicle stopped and the incident
resulted in one civilian wounded, who was immediately treated at ISAF
medical facilities."
Resident Syed Abdullah Walizai said the incident occured in the Zirni area
of Shneez Valley. ISAF forces started indiscrimate fire on passengers after
the explosion, killing three of a family and wounding two others, he
claimed.
May she rest in peace.
I am not surprised NATO tried to claim there were no civilian casualties.
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