34°31′59″N69°09′58″E / 34.533°N 69.166°E /34.533; 69.166
| 2002 Kabul bombing | |
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  Kabul Kabul (Afghanistan) | |
 Interactive map of 2002 Kabul bombing | |
| Location | Kabul,Afghanistan |
| Date | September 5, 2002 |
| Target | Unknown |
Attack type | Car bombing |
| Deaths | 26 |
| Injured | 167 |
| Perpetrators | Unknown |
The2002 Kabul bombing was acar bombing that killed 26 people and wounded 167 on September 5, 2002, in front of the Ministry of Information and Culture building inKabul,Afghanistan.[1] It was the biggest and deadliest attack since the formation of theKarzai administration. TheTaliban,al-Qaeda, andGulbuddin Hekmatyar's group have all been suspects. It came shortly after Hekmaytar called for aholy war against the foreign troops ofISAF.[2][3] A few hours after the bombings,Hamid Karzai narrowly survived anassassination attempt by a Taliban member in the city ofKandahar.[4]
