This article is an incomplete outline of

terrorist Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of criminal violence to provoke a state of terror or fear, mostly with the intention to achieve political or religious aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violen ...

incidents in

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

in 2022 in chronological order.

January–March

* 22 January - Herat bus bombing * 4 March -

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 ...

detonate Detonation () is a type of combustion involving a supersonic exothermic front accelerating through a medium that eventually drives a shock front propagating directly in front of it. Detonations propagate supersonically through shock waves with s ...

s a bomb in a

mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

Paktia Province Paktia (Pashto/Dari: – ''Paktyā'') is one of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan, located in the east of the country. Forming part of the larger Loya Paktia region, Paktia Province is divided into 15 districts and has a population of roughly 6 ...

, killing three people and injuring at least 24.

April–June

* 19 April - April 2022 Kabul school bombing * 21 April - 2022 Mazar-i-Sharif mosque bombing * 22 April - 2022 Kunduz mosque bombing * 28 April -

28 April 2022 Mazar-i-Sharif bombings On 28 April 2022, at least 11 people were killed and 13 others injured by a double bombing in Mazar-i-Sharif in Balkh Province, Afghanistan. See also *Terrorist incidents in Afghanistan in 2022 This article is an incomplete outline of terrori ...

* 29 April -

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 ...

* 25 May : **

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 ...

** 2022 Mazar-i-Sharif minivan bombings

July–September

* 5 August - 5 August 2022 Kabul bombing * 17 August -

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 ...

* 5 September -

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 ...

* 23 September -

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 ...

* 30 September -

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–December

* 30 November - 2022 Aybak bombing * 6 December -

December 2022 Mazar-i-Sharif bombing On 6 December 2022 a bomb blast killed at least 7 and injured 6 people in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. The explosion was reportedly caused by a mine planted on the side of the road. See also * List of massacres in Afghanistan The following ...

* 12 December - 2022 Kabul hotel attack

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