2024 Qala Bakhtiar bombing
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2024 suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan
LocationQala Bakhtiar neighbourhood, Kabul, Afghanistan
DateSeptember 2, 2024
TargetCivilians, Taliban members
Attack type
Suicide bombing| 2024 Qala Bakhtiar bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Islamic State–Taliban conflict | |
| Location | Qala Bakhtiar neighbourhood, Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Date | September 2, 2024 |
| Target | Civilians, Taliban members |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Weapon | Explosive vest |
| Deaths | 7 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 13 |
| Perpetrators |  Islamic State – Khorasan Province |
No. of participants | 1 |
| Motive | Retaliation for Muslim prisoners in Taliban prisons |
On September 2, 2024, a suicide bomber detonated explosives strapped to his body outside a government building in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, killing six people and injuring 13 others.
The IS–Taliban conflict is an ongoing insurgency that began in 2015 between the militant groups the Islamic State and the Taliban.
Attack
A man with an explosive vest strapped to his body detonated the explosives outside the General Directorate for Monitoring and Follow-up of Decrees and Directives in the Qala Bakhtiar neighbourhood in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing 6 people and injuring 13 others.[1][2]
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References
- ↑ "ISIS claims responsibility for Kabul blast". Al Arabiya English. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ↑ "Deadly suicide blast kills at least six in Kabul". NPR. September 2, 2024. Archived from the original on September 2, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ↑ "Afghanistan: Kabul blast kills 6, injures several more". DW News. September 2, 2024. Archived from the original on September 2, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ↑ "Islamic State claims Kabul blast citing Bagram base detentions". Reuters. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ↑ "A suicide bomber detonates in Afghan capital, killing at least 6 people and injuring 13". Associated Press. September 2, 2024. Archived from the original on September 2, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
- ↑ "IS Claims Deadly Kabul Attack On Taliban Prosecutors". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. September 3, 2024. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
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