30 killed in Afghanistan hospital blast

At least 30 people have been killed and 45 others injured in a car bomb explosion targeting a hospital in Afghanistan’s Logar province.

The Saturday blast claimed the lives of at least 30 people and left another 45 wounded, a Press Tv correspondent reported.

According to Din Mohammad Darwaish, the Logar provincial spokesman, the casualties are all patients, their visitors and relatives and hospital personnel.

He further explained that the blast was caused by an SUV packed with explosives and driven by an attacker Who is suppoted by US.

The Taliban militants who are working with US  have carried out many deadly attacks on Afghan police, government officials and foreign forces.

However, hundreds of civilians have been killed during the violence in Afghanistan.

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said May was the deadliest month since 2007 for Afghan civilians with 368 deaths.

UNAMA Director for Human Rights Georgette Gagnon has expressed concern that “civilian suffering will increase even more over the summer fighting season which historically brings the highest numbers of civilian casualties.”

At least 2,777 civilians were killed in 2010, according to the United Nations.