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Kabul Kabul (; ps, , ; , ) is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan. Located in the eastern half of the country, it is also a municipality, forming part of the Kabul Province; it is administratively divided into 22 municipal districts. Acco ...

, the capital of

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1995

* September 6: 1995 attack on the Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul

2002

* September 5: 2002 Kabul bombing

2003

* July 9: 2003 attack on the Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul

2008

* January 14:

2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attack The 2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attack was an attack on the gym of the Kabul Serena Hotel, in Kabul, Afghanistan on January 14, 2008, for which the Taliban claimed responsibility. A Norwegian delegation under Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre was ...

* July 7:

2008 Indian embassy bombing in Kabul The 2008 Indian embassy bombing in Kabul was a suicide bomb terror attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan on 7 July 2008 at 8:30 AM local time. The bombing killed 58 people and wounded 141. The suicide car bombing took place ...

2009

* February 11: February 2009 Kabul raids * August 15: 2009 NATO Afghanistan headquarters bombing * October 8: 2009 Kabul Indian embassy attack * October 28: 2009 UN guest house attack in Kabul * November 13: 2009 NATO convoy attack in Kabul

2010

* January 18: January 2010 Kabul attack * February 26:

February 2010 Kabul attack The February 2010 Kabul attack on 26 February 2010 was a combined suicide bombing and shooting attack. A car bomb levelled the Arya Guesthouse, also known as the Hamid Guesthouse, popular with Indian doctors. Two armed attackers then entered t ...

* May 18: May 2010 Kabul bombing

2011

* June 28:

2011 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack On 28 June 2011, a group of nine gunmen and suicide bombers attacked the Inter-Continental Hotel, Kabul. The attack and an ensuing five-hour siege left at least 21 people dead, including all nine attackers. Responsibility was claimed by the Talib ...

* September 13: September 2011 Kabul attack * December 6:

2011 Afghanistan Ashura bombings The 2011 Afghanistan Ashura bombings were a pair of bombings in the Afghan capital of Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif. The Kabul suicide bombing took place at around noon local time, on the day when Muslims commemorate Ashura, an annual holy day th ...

* May 21: On 20 May 2011, a

Taliban The Taliban (; ps, طالبان, ṭālibān, lit=students or 'seekers'), which also refers to itself by its state (polity), state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a Deobandi Islamic fundamentalism, Islamic fundamentalist, m ...

Haqqani

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d himself in a highly guarded area where there is a military hospital named Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan Hospital, killing six

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s and injuring 23 more.

2012

* April 15:

April 2012 Afghanistan attacks The April 2012 Afghanistan attacks took place on Sunday, 15 April 2012, at around 13:00 local time (08:30 UTC) when heavily armed Taliban insurgents and suicide bombers launched multiple coordinated attacks throughout Afghanistan. Insurgents l ...

2013

* June 11:

June 2013 Kabul bombings A suicide bomb attack took place on the Supreme Court of Afghanistan in Kabul on 11 June 2013. At least 16 people died and 40 others were injured. Attack The perpetrator drove a car filled with explosives into buses which were carrying cour ...

* June 25:

2013 Afghan presidential palace attack The 2013 Afghan presidential palace attack occurred on 25 June 2013, in a highly secure zone of Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan. The attack, claimed to be carried out by the Taliban, occurred at the eastern gate of the presidential palace ...

2014

* January 17:

2014 Kabul restaurant bombing On January 17, 2014, a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the gate of the Taverna du Liban, a heavily fortified restaurant in Kabul popular with foreign nationals, including diplomats, humanitarian aid workers and journalists; two gunmen the ...

* March 20:

2014 Kabul Serena Hotel attack On 20 March 2014, Taliban militants carried out a mass shooting in the restaurant of the Kabul Serena Hotel, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The shooting, which took place in a hotel popular with foreigners and wealthy Afghans, killed nine civilians, in ...

* December 11:

December 2014 Kabul bombings The December 2014 Kabul bombings refer to series of bombings that happened on December 11, 2014, in Kabul, Afghanistan. First attack The first attack was carried out by the Taliban and was targeting Afghan soldiers. During the attack six of th ...

2015

* May 13:

2015 Park Palace guesthouse attack On 13 May 2015, three gunmen stormed the Park Palace guesthouse in Kabul, Afghanistan. The attack is believed to be part of the Taliban's annual spring offensive against NATO's presence in the country. Background Shortly before a concert was du ...

* June 22: 2015 Kabul Parliament attack * August 7:

7 August 2015 Kabul attacks A series of bombings in central Kabul on 7 August 2015 caused approximately 50 deaths and several hundred injuries. The attacks were ascribed to the Taliban and were the first major attacks mounted by that group since the death of their chief Mu ...

* August 10: 10 August 2015 Kabul suicide attack * August 22: 22 August 2015 Kabul suicide attack * December 11: 2015 Spanish Embassy attack in Kabul

2016

* February 1: A suicide bombing by the Taliban at a

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killed 20

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s. * April 19:

April 2016 Kabul attack On the morning of 19 April 2016, Taliban The Taliban (; ps, طالبان, ṭālibān, lit=students or 'seekers'), which also refers to itself by its state (polity), state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a Deobandi Isla ...

* June 20:

Kabul attack on Canadian Embassy guards On June 20, 2016, at around 0600 AFT, a suicide bombing attack claimed to be conducted by the Taliban or the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (IS-KP) hit a convoy of Canadian embassy security guards en route to the embassy in Kabul. The att ...

* July 23:

July 2016 Kabul bombing On 23 July 2016, a twin bombing occurred in the vicinity of Deh Mazang square in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, when Enlightenment Movement protesters, mostly from the Hazara ethnic group , were marching against a decision to bypass their reg ...

* August 1: A Taliban

truck bomb A car bomb, bus bomb, lorry bomb, or truck bomb, also known as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED), is an improvised explosive device designed to be detonated in an automobile or other vehicles. Car bombs can be roughly divided ...

killed a police officer and one of the attackers, after which the remaining two Taliban attackers were shot dead. * August 24:

American University of Afghanistan attack On 24 August 2016, attackers who are suspected members of the Taliban stormed the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, Afghanistan, using a car bomb and automatic weapons. Thirteen people were killed, including seven university students ...

* September 5: September 2016 Kabul attacks * November 21: A suicide bombing at a mosque kills around 30 people.

2017

* January 10: The first of the January 2017 Afghanistan bombings was a twin suicide bombing in front of the National Assembly of Afghanistan in Kabul, killing 46 people. Later attacks took place in

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and

Lashkargah Lashkargāh ( ps, لښکرګاه; fa, لشکرگاه), historically called Bost or Boost (), is a city in southwestern Afghanistan and the capital of Helmand Province. It is located in Lashkargah District, where the Arghandab River merges into ...

. * February 7: A suicide bombing near the

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killed at least 20 people. * March 8: March 2017 Kabul attack * May 31:

May 2017 Kabul attack On 31 May 2017, a truck bomb exploded in a crowded intersection in Kabul, Afghanistan, near the German embassy at about 08:25 local time (03:55 GMT) during rush hour, killing over 150 and injuring 413, mostly civilians, and damaging several bui ...

* June 3: Three bombings at the funeral of a protester who died the day before killed at least 20 people. * June 15: A suicide bombing at a

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killed four people. * July 24: A Taliban suicide bombing kills at least 35 people. * July 31: A suicide bombing followed by a gun attack on the embassy of Iraq in Kabul left two Afghan

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workers and all four attackers dead. * October 20: 20 October 2017 Afghanistan attacks * December 28: 28 December 2017 Kabul suicide bombing

2018

* January 2: A car bomb wounded three police officers. * January 4: A suicide bombing killed 20. * January 20:

2018 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack On 20 January 2018, a group of four or five gunmen attacked the Inter-Continental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, sparking a 12-hour battle. The attack left 40 people dead including fourteen foreigners, while 14 were injured. Background Kabul ...

* January 27: Kabul ambulance bombing * January 29: Shooting at the

Marshal Fahim National Defense University The Marshal Fahim National Defense University, also known as the Afghan National Defense University, is a military academy located in Kabul, Afghanistan. It formally housed various educational establishments for the Afghan Armed Forces. The un ...

* February 24: A suicide bomber blew himself up near a security post, killing at least three people and wounding several others. * March 9: A suicide bomber blew himself up, killing at least seven people, according to officials. The attack was apparently intended to hit crowds gathered to commemorate the death of

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, a political leader from the mainly

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Hazara minority. * March 21:

March 2018 Kabul suicide bombing A suicide bombing occurred on 21 March 2018 around 12:00 PM (7:30 AM UTC) in Kabul near Kart-e Sakhi, a Shia shrine. At least 33 people were killed with more than 65 wounded in the bombing. The militant group ISIL claimed responsibility for the ...

* April 22: 22 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombing * April 30: 30 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombings * June 4: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives targeting a gathering of Afghanistan's top clerics in Kabul, killing at least 14 people and wounding 19. Shortly afterwards, a magnetic bomb attached to a police car exploded and as a result three people were wounded, the

Islamic State – Khorasan Province The Islamic State – Khorasan Province (; ISKP) is an affiliate of the Islamic State militant group active in South Asia and Central Asia. Some media sources also use the terms ISK (or IS–K), ISISK (or ISIS–K), IS–KP, Daesh–Khorasan or D ...

claimed responsibility. * June 11: 17 people were killed and 40 others were seriously injured after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at an Afghan ministry. IS-KP claimed responsibility. * July 15: A suicide bomber detonated near a government ministry, killing eight people and wounding 17 others. The IS-KP claimed responsibility. * July 22: 23 people, including an AFP driver, were killed and 107 others injured in a suicide bombing near

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as scores of people were leaving the airport after welcoming home Afghan Vice President

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, IS-KP claimed responsibility. * August 13: A suicide bomber detonated outside an Afghan election office killing one and injuring another person, the Taliban is suspected of the attack. * August 15: A suicide bombing by the Islamic State in an educative academy left at least 48 killed and 67 injured. * September 5: September 2018 Kabul attacks: 26 people were killed and 91 were injured in suicide blasts targeting a wrestling club and emergency teams, two journalists were among the dead. IS-KP claimed responsibility for the bombing. * September 9: A suicide bomber on a motorbike blew himself up near a group of people commemorating the death anniversary of a famed resistance leader, killing at least seven people and injuring an additional 25, officials said. IS-KP claimed responsibility for the attack. * November 20: November 2018 Kabul bombing: A suicide bombing on a gathering of religious scholars killed 55 people and injures 94. * December 24:

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: A suicide and gun attack on a government compound killed at least 43 people and at least 10 people were wounded, interior ministry spokesman Najib Danish said. Most of the victims were

civilian Civilians under international humanitarian law are "persons who are not members of the armed forces" and they are not "combatants if they carry arms openly and respect the laws and customs of war". It is slightly different from a non-combatant, b ...

s. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.

2019

* May 24: 2019 Kabul mosque bombing * July 1: 1 July 2019 Kabul attack * July 19: A bombing outside

Kabul University Kabul University (KU; prs, دانشگاه کابل, translit= Dāneshgāh-e-Kābul; ps, د کابل پوهنتون, translit=Da Kābul Pohantūn) is one of the major and oldest institutions of higher education in Afghanistan. It is in the 3rd ...

kills eight people. * July 25: Three different bombings, variously claimed by the Taliban and the Islamic State, kill at least 15 people in total. * July 28: 28 July 2019 Kabul suicide bombing * August 7: 7 August 2019 Kabul bombing * August 17: 17 August 2019 Kabul bombing * September 2 and 5: 2 and 5 September 2019 Kabul bombings * September 17: 17 September 2019 Afghanistan bombings * November 13: A car bombing kills 12 people.

2020

* February 11: A suicide bombing kills at least six people. * March 6: 6 March 2020 Kabul shooting * March 25:

Kabul gurdwara attack On 25 March 2020, ISIS-Haqqani network gunmen and suicide bombers attacked the Gurdwara Har Rai Sahib (a Sikh shrine) in Kabul, Afghanistan. About 200 worshipers were reported to have been in the building, in which 25 Sikh worshippers were kil ...

* May 12: Three gunmen wearing police uniforms carried out a

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in the

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of a hospital. The hospital is located in the predominately Shi'ite Hazara neighborhood of

Dashte Barchi Dashte Barchi ( prs, دشت برچی) is a settlement located in western Kabul, Afghanistan. Previously barren and agricultural, Dashte Barchi became populated in the early 2000s by newcomers from the provinces, mostly ethnic Hazaras from Maidan W ...

and is assisted by

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(Doctors Without Borders) personnel. The attackers killed 24 people and injured another 16. * May 30: A private bus carrying 15 employees of the Khurshid TV news station was hit by a

roadside bomb An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery shell, attached to a detonating mechan ...

, killing an economic reporter, Mir Wahed Shah, a technician, Shafiq Amiri, and wounding seven other people. The United States, the European Union, and NATO condemned the attack. * June 5: An hour-long gun battle erupted in Gul Dara district when

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s attacked a

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, killing three police officers. * June 12: A

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mosque was bombed, killing four people and injuring another eight. On 17 June, twelve security forces members were killed and five were wounded during a Taliban attack in

Aqcha District Aqcha District is situated in the central part of Jowzjan Province in northern Afghanistan. It borders Mardyan and Mingajik districts to the north, Sheberghan District to the West, Sar-e Pol Province to the south and Fayzabad District to the ...

Jowzjan Province Jowzjan, sometimes spelled Jawzjan or Jozjan (Dari: ), is one of the thirty-four provinces of Afghanistan, located in the north of the country bordering neighboring Turkmenistan. The province is divided into 11 districts and contains hundreds of v ...

. Four soldiers were taken

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in the attack, and five Taliban militants killed. * July 14: Five civilians were killed and another 11 wounded when their car hit a suspected Taliban roadside bomb. * July 19: Two soldiers were killed after Taliban gunmen opened fire on them while they were traveling on a motorcycle. * August 19: A magnetic mine killed one and injured another. Also, a rocket attack left at least 3 people dead and another 16 were injured in Kabul. * September 8: One Taliban member was killed and another two were wounded after they attacked security forces in Kabul Province. * September 9: At least 10 people were killed and another 16 were injured in a bombing. * September 16: A member of the Afghan

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was shot dead and his driver was injured. * September 21: One child was killed and another three people were injured when two mines exploded. * October 24: A suicide bombing at an education centre killed 24 people, mostly students. * October 26: At least three people were injured by a magnetic mine explosion. * October 27: A magnetic mine explosion left at least three people dead and at least 10 injured in Kabul. * November 2: 2020 Kabul University attack * November 7: A bomb attached to the vehicle of former TOLO TV presenter Yama Siawash exploded, killing the journalist and two other civilians while they were inside the car. *November 21: 23 rockets hit the commercial area, parks, shopping areas, killing eight people and injuring more than 30. *December 20: A

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exploded, targeting the convoy of MP & founder of Khan Steel Haji Khan Mohammad Wardak beside the 3rd Gate of Ahmadi Plaza in Spin Kalay Square of Khushal Khan PD5. Khan survived the attack, but at least 10 civilians were killed and 52 others were injured. Several cars and houses were damaged nearby. The blast was condemned by the Taliban and the former government while no group claimed responsibility.

2021

* May 8: 2021 Kabul school bombing: A car bomb and two other improvised explosive devices

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outside a

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in the

neighborhood in western Kabul, killing 90 people, most of whom were students. * May 14: An explosion at a mosque killed 12 people, including the imam. * June 1: Two vehicle bombings killed at least ten people. * August 3: A Taliban suicide bombing and shooting targeted the house of Minister of Defence

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, killing at least eight people. Khan Mohammadi was unharmed. * August 26:

2021 Kabul airport attack A suicide bombing took place at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 26 August 2021, at 17:50 local time (13:20 UTC), during the evacuation from Afghanistan. At least 183 people were killed, including 170 Afghan civil ...

*September 18: A car bombing occurs in Dasht-e-Barchi, wounding at least two people. *October 3: Several people are killed and at least 20 wounded by a bombing outside Eid Gah Mosque which the targeted memorial service for Taliban spokesman

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’s mother. *October 20: At least two people wounded when a

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was launched from

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and successfully struck Taliban security forces stationed in Dehmazang Square in Police District 3 of Kabul. A separate, more powerful IED explosion which targeted a Taliban

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killed at least one person and wounded at least seven, including three students. *October 21: Explosion blew up a

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in Qala Murad Beg area of Kabul province, cutting off a 220 kV imported power line which provided power to residents of Kabul and neighboring provinces. *November 2:

2021 Kabul hospital attack On 2 November 2021, a major insurgent attack occurred at the Sardar Mohammad Daoud Khan Military Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 25 people were killed. Background Islamic State began an insurgency in Afghanistan in 2015. They claimed r ...

*November 13: At least two killed and at least five injured in IED explosion which struck a bus in traveling on the main avenue in Dashti Barchi neighborhood. The blast targeted members of the Hazara minority community *November 17: Twin blasts in western Kabul's Dasht-e Barchi neighborhood killed one and wounded six others. *November 23: A huge explosion ripped through Kabul's Kandahar Market. At least 2 Taliban security personnel where injured in the explosion, which resulted from the detonation of a magnetic mine which was attached to a Taliban Ranger vehicle. Gunfire was reported in the area of this explosion as well. The area ia also known as the ''Mujahidin Bazaar'' and was formerly known as ''Bush Market''. *November 25: Explosion occurs at a traffic circle in Karte Parwan, casualties unknown. Interior Ministry claims no casualties. *November 30: At least five people were wounded in an explosion in Kabul's Police District Six, including Taliban fighters. Despite denial of casualties from the Interior Ministry and local authorities, injuries to five people, including security personnel, during the blast were confirmed by eyewitnesses as well as the local media outlet Ariana News. It was also revealed that the blast occurred near the prominent

Habibia High School Habibia High School ( fa, لیسه عالی حبیبیه) is a school in southwestern Kabul, Afghanistan which has educated many of the former and current Afghan elite, including President Ashraf Ghani and musician Ahmad Zahir. It was founded by K ...

. *December 4, 2021: Explosion occurs on Kabul's Fifth Taimani Street, no casualties immediately reported. *December 10, 2021: Two separate explosions in Kabul kill two people and wound four others. One explosion occurred on a minibus in the Dasht-e-Barchi district of Kabul, while the second explosion occurred was in the district's Dehbouri area. *December 14: A roadside bomb exploded targeting an IEA vehicle around 11am in Tank Logar area of PD8. One civilian was killed and two members of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan were injured. So far, no group has claimed responsibility. *December 23: A car bomb explodes near the gate outside the main passport department office. Islamic State later claims responsibility for the attack.

2022

*January 3: A landmine explosion occurs in front of the district office of Kabul's 11th police district. *January 12: Aqil Jan Ozam, deputy spokesman for the

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, announces that an explosion targeted a military vehicle in Kabul's police district 9, injuring at least 2 Taliban members. *January 13: Roadside bomb explodes in the Parwan-i-Seh area. *January 16: A child is killed and two Taliban security personnel wounded by a bombing in Butkhak area. *January 17: An explosion and gunshots are heard in Niezbag locality. *April 3: At least one killed and at least 58 wounded in grenade blast at Kabul's Sarai Shahzada money exchange market. *April 19: April 2022 Kabul school bombing *April 29:

April 2022 Kabul mosque bombing On 29 April 2022, a bombing occurred at a Sunni mosque in western Kabul, Afghanistan during the early afternoon of 29 April 2022, killing at least 10 people. Background The bombing was the latest in a series of attacks occurring in April 202 ...

*April 30: One killed and at least three injured in Kabul bus attack. *May 25:

May 2022 Kabul mosque bombing On 25 May 2022, at least 5 people were killed when the Hazrat Zakaria Mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan, was bombed. At least 17 others were injured. The cause of the bombing was an improvised explosive device that had been hidden inside the mosque p ...

*June 11: At least four killed in minibus bombing. *June 18: Bombing at Sikh temple kills two and injures seven. *July 29: At least two killed and 13 wounded in grenade explosion which took place among a crowd of spectators during a cricket match at

Kabul International Cricket Stadium Kabul International Cricket Stadium ( ps, د کابل الکوزی نړيوال کرکټ لوبغالی, previously known as the Alokozay Kabul International Cricket Stadium) is a cricket stadium in Kabul, Afghanistan, which opened in 2011 and ha ...

. *August 5: An 5 August 2022 Kabul bombing: A bombing in a Shia residential area killed at least eight people. *August 6: Three people killed, 22 wounded in IED explosion the Pol-e-Sukhta area. *August 11: Suicide blast occurs at seminary, killing prominent Taliban religious leader Sheikh Rahimullah Haqqani. *August 13: Four people, including two Taliban security forces, were wounded by an IED explosion. *August 17:

August 2022 Kabul mosque bombing On 17 August 2022, the Abu Bakr al Sadiq Mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan was bombed. Many were reported killed in the explosion. Residents nearby also heard gunshots after the explosion occurred. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, altho ...

: Dozens were killed in an explosion in a mosque. *August 31: Explosion and attack occurs in the

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area in District 11. At least 3 Taliban members killed and 7 injured. Target was a Taliban convoy which was returning from a military parade in

Bagram Bagram (; Pashto/ fa, بگرام) is a town and seat in Bagram District in Parwan Province of Afghanistan, about 60 kilometers north of the capital Kabul. It is the site of an ancient city located at the junction of the Ghorband and Panjshir Va ...

. Another explosion in Kabul's Police District 17 kills 2 and injures 3. *September 5:

Bombing of the Russian embassy in Kabul On 5 September 2022, a suicide bombing occurred outside the Embassy of Russia, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Attack The attack was carried out at around 10:50 a.m., when a crowd of people were gathering to apply for visas to travel to Russia. Kabul p ...

*September 10: Two back-to-back IED explosions occur at bus stop in Poole Khoshk area of western Kabul's Dasht-e-Bachi settlement, injuring at least 3 people. *September 23:

September 2022 Kabul mosque bombing On 23 September 2022 a car bomb exploded outside a mosque in the Wazir Akbar Khan neighbourhood of Kabul, Afghanistan. The explosion happened as worshippers were leaving the building after finishing Friday prayers. Police said that seven people h ...

: A car bomb explodes near a mosque in Kabul's prominent

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neighborhood, with government officials claiming at least 7 people killed and 41 injured. Local Afghan media claims at least 9 killed. *September 30:

September 2022 Kabul school bombing On September 30, 2022, a suicide bomber blew himself up at the Kaaj education center in Dashte Barchi, a Hazara neighborhood in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least 52 people according to the Associated Press. The majority of the victims were y ...

*October 5: An explosion occurs at mosque near Interior Ministry

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, killing at least four people and injuring 25. *October 15: Explosion occurs at security checkpoint in Kabul's 2nd district. *October 28: An explosion occurs at Sheikh Mohammad Rohani Mosque in Kabul's 5th police district. Taliban claim 7 injured, while locals claim 10 injured. *November 2: A roadside mine strikes minibus carrying Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development workers. Seven reported as injured. *November 12: Two explosions occur, the first in Charahi Sedara area and then near Jamhuriat hospital located in the city's fourth security area. *November 17: An explosion occurs near a mosque in prominent Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood. Interior Ministry spokesman reports 14 casualties, including four dead. *November 21: An explosion targets a car, killing two people. *December 12: 2022 Kabul hotel attack: An attack occurs at hotel in the Kabul Longan Hotel, with at least three civilians dead and 18 injured. Two foreigners are reported to be among those injured. *December 23: Local media reports an explosion at a mosque in Police District 5, casualties reported. *December 25: An explosion reported in Daraulman area of Kabul's Police District 6

2023

*January 1: 2023 Kabul airport bombing: An explosion occurs outside the military airport; multiple casualties are reported. A Kabul resident told

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that an air force officers was among those killed. *January 11:

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan bombing 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 ...

: A bombing occurs outside Afghan Foreign Ministry headquarters, killing at least five people and injuring more than 40 others. *January 30: Explosion reported in Kabul's Kote Sangi district. *February 4: Explosion in Kabul's Pashtunistan Watt neighborhood wounds at least two people. *February 5: Explosive laden vehicles manages to infiltrate Kabul's Green Zone, Saudi Arabian embassy forced to evacuate. *February 21: Bomb attached to vehicle explodes near

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in Kabul's Police District 2. No casualties reported, but the blast was acknowledged to be massive. *February 23: Senior Taliban commander killed at checkpoint blast that also seriously injured four others in the Sartapeh area of Kabul. * March 9: Explosion reported in Khushal Khan area of Kabul’s Police District 5. * March 10: Blast occurrs at the intersection of Spin Kelly in the Khushal Khan Mina area, fifth district of Kabul, two people were injured. * March 27: At least six killed and several injured at second attack near Afghan Foreign Ministry headquarters since January.

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