Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan bombing
2023 explosion in Kabul
Kabul
Kabul (Afghanistan)
Attack type
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Islamic State–Taliban conflict
Battles
- 1st Darzab
- 2nd Darzab
- Kunar
Attacks
- 1st Kabul airport
- 1st Kunduz mosque
- Kandahar mosque
- Kabul hospital
- Mazar-i-Sharif mosque
- 2nd Kunduz mosque
- Mazar-i-Sharif
- Mazar-i-Sharif minivan
- 1st Kabul mosque
- Kabul funeral
- 2nd Kabul mosque
- Herat mosque
- Russian embassy
- 3rd Kabul mosque
- Kabul school
- Aybak madrasa
- Kabul hotel
- 2nd Kabul airport
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Fayzabad mosque
- Pul-i-Khumri
- Kabul minibus
- Kandahar bank
Other
On 11 January 2023, an Islamic State suicide bomber killed at least 20 people in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Background
The Islamic State–Taliban conflict began in 2015. IS increased the frequency of their insurgency in 2021, as foreign forces left the country.[citation needed]
Bombing
On 11 January 2023, at least 20 people were killed in a suicide bombing outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul, Afghanistan.[1] Islamic State – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the explosion.[2][3]
Aftermath
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan would again be attacked by a suicide bombing explosion on 27 March 2023.[4]
See also
- List of terrorist incidents linked to Islamic State – Khorasan Province
- List of terrorist attacks in Kabul
- List of terrorist incidents in 2023
- List of massacres in Afghanistan
References
- ^ "Suicide blast kills at least five outside Afghan foreign ministry". Reuters. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "20 killed in 'suicide blast' outside Afghan foreign ministry". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Deadly suicide bombing at Afghan foreign ministry". BBC News. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "Six killed in suicide attack near Afghan foreign ministry". Al Jazeera. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
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