In a senseless attack in Kabul, Afghanistan around three gunmen disguised as police attacked a maternity ward based in a predominantly Hazara community in a neighborhood called Dashti Barchi, the attack on the Shia Muslim community included staff such as nurses, mothers, newborns and women at the ward. The maternity ward is run by international humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders.

The current reports are of 24 deaths, a remaining 80 mothers and newborns were evacuated. The attack is said to have been carried out by ISIL (ISIS) and it is not the first time the Hazara Shia community has been attacked by them. The attack included a shoot out with Police which lasted several hours from the morning.

Relatives, mainly husbands and fathers desperately sought information on their loved ones, a list was read out to confirm those that had been evacuated.

Feroza Younas rushed to the maternity center upon hearing the news and breastfed the newborns who’s mothers were killed in the attack. She has a 14-month-old herself. Many other women have since come forward to breastfeed the newborns as shared by Muslim Vibe other families have come forward to adopt the newborns too.

Feroza Omar was extremely saddened by the bomb blast in Kabul hospital leaving many new born babies dead and other's orphaned she didn't think twice before breastfeeding 4 of the orphaned new borns.
May Allah(swt) grant her the highest rank in Jannah for this selfless act. pic.twitter.com/Vk4x6y4Uy9

— Soniya (@Soniyaarr) May 18, 2020

What Social media is sharing?

The attack is genocide

https://twitter.com/respectfulpapi/status/1260318536611790856

Media coverage has been low

https://twitter.com/EduAfs_/status/1261433540052496389

Calls to speak up for the Hazara Shia community

https://twitter.com/Shqazwini/status/1261346064264646656

https://twitter.com/FaiyazJaffer/status/1260857924827648000

Updates were also being shared on a newborn that was shot in the leg who survived.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CATuGOkj2PI/

https://twitter.com/zainabmohsini/status/1260279178764705792

https://www.instagram.com/p/CAU6_mHDMKv/

https://www.instagram.com/p/CAIOmpcJTMD/