Photographs from the women’s section of the hospital in Kandahar today. Click the image above to scroll through the pictures. I am writing for the Globe and Mail newspaper in Canada for this story.

In interviews at Mirwais Hospital in Kandahar city, where at least 16 male victims and dozens of female victims were being treated Tuesday night, several villagers described the attack. While Mr. Khan corroborated much of the information witnesses gave during a separate interview, it was not possible to independently verify their account or the numbers of dead and injured they gave.
Witnesses gave conflicting statements about the identity of troops who arrived at the scene after the air attacks, with some saying they saw Canadian soldiers while others said they saw U.S. troops. It was not immediately clear which international forces were responsible for the air strikes. link

Note: I (Frontline blogger) am stepping in for Alex here as he can’t upload photos easily for now. Alex will update as and when he has the time.

The police commander was allegedly injured in the attack, but there are mainly only rumours at this point. The bomber was seemingly going for a ‘spectacular’, and Raziq – a strongman of several districts close to the Pakistani border and government supporter – was also the target of the attack.
One of the bombers managed to get all the way inside the police headquarters – the third time this has happened since I’ve been coming to Afghanistan – which is a little worrying. If the police can’t protect themselves…

Replaying the minutes as I was leaving the HQ this morning – mundane errand to get my visa renewed – I think I saw the suicide bombers going inside. One was wearing a green turban, and the other was dressed more non-descriptly. They were being escorted by a young police officer.
Witnesses saw pick-up trucks leaving the HQ filled with injured and bodies, although again I can’t be sure on this until I’ve visited the hospital. More to follow when I get back.

UPDATE: Ahmed Wali Karzai made a statement to AFP that: “so far, according to my information, eight people have been martyred and 23 others have been wounded,” he said. This fits with reports of the trucks of bodies, but as I said, I have to go and confirm this in person in a bit.