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First babies of 2022 born at Khost maternity hospital
Khost maternity hospital staff delivered three new year babies within 10 minutes of each other on Saturday morning.
The boy and two girls were born between 00:40 and 00:50 and were all given a clear bill of health.
The baby on the left is a girl, and was the first new year baby. She was born at 12:40 and weighed a healthy 3.1 kilograms.
Her mother is from Sabari district of Khost; she travelled 1.5 hours to reach the maternity hospital. It’s her second baby and she was accompanied by her mother-in-law and brother-in-law.
The baby in the centre of the photo is a boy, born at 12:45 and he weighed 3.6 kilograms.
His mother is from Gurbaz district; she travelled 40 minutes to reach the hospital. It’s her third baby.
The baby on the right is also a girl, and was born at 12:50. She weighed 3.1 kilograms at birth. Her mother is also from Gurbaz district and its her fourth baby.