On 10 August 2015, a suicide bombing occurred in the Kabul International Airport street,
near the entrance to Kabul Airport, killing 5 people and wounding 16 people.
This occurred days after
a series of suicide attacks in the Afghan capital killed dozens and wounded hundreds.
The bombing occurred when a suicide bomber drove a vehicle into the first checkpoint on the road into the airport. The people that died included four civilians and a child.
The
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 ...
claimed responsibility for the attack, and said it was intended to target a group of foreigners.
See also
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War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
War in Afghanistan, Afghan war, or Afghan civil war may refer to:
*Conquest of Afghanistan by Alexander the Great (330 BC – 327 BC)
*Muslim conquests of Afghanistan (637–709)
*Conquest of Afghanistan by the Mongol Empire (13th century), see als ...
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List of terrorist incidents, 2015
This is a list of terrorist incidents which took place in 2015, including attacks by violent non-state actors for political motives. Note that terrorism related to drug wars and cartel violence is not included in these lists. Ongoing military conf ...
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List of terrorist attacks in Kabul
This is a list of terrorist attacks in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
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 Kab ...
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