![An aerial view of Kandahar is seen from the blackhawk helicopter carrying US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates during his visit to the southern region of Afghanistan, on May 7, 2009. Gates flew into Afghanistan to make preparations for deploying an extra 21,000 US soldiers as Washington escalates its war against Taliban insurgents. AFP/POOL/JASON REED (Photo by JASON REED / POOL / AFP)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/GAHWYIRBLFFBVEKST34UDNY7JY.jpg?smart=true&auth=a92f6c986bef9f38f16cec85ac9a2db59650b3fe2bb0486455f2eaa4fa083669&width=400&height=225)
The shooting that wounded a baby in Kandahar city is the latest in a growing number of assassination attempts in Afghanistan. AFP
The shooting that wounded a baby in Kandahar city is the latest in a growing number of assassination attempts in Afghanistan. AFP
Unborn baby of shot Afghan woman has 50 per cent chance of survival
Police chief father tells of attack as he drove his wife to hospital to have their baby
Qudratullah Razwan
02 April, 2021