| 2019 Qalat bombing | |
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| Part ofWar in Afghanistan (2001–present) | |
  Qalati Ghilji Qalati Ghilji (Afghanistan) | |
 Interactive map of 2019 Qalat bombing | |
| Location | 32°6′22″N66°54′25″E / 32.10611°N 66.90694°E /32.10611; 66.90694 Qalati Ghilji,Zabul Province,Afghanistan |
| Date | 19 September 2019 (2019-09-19) |
| Target | Hospital |
| Weapons | Suicide car bombing |
| Deaths | 39 (+1 attacker) |
| Injured | 140+ |
| Perpetrators | Unknown |
On 19 September 2019, asuicidecar bombing occurred outside a hospital inQalati Ghilji,Zabul Province,Afghanistan. At least 20 people were estimated to be killed and over 90 others injured.[1] By 20 September the death toll had risen to 39,[2] with most of the victims being doctors and patients.[3] More than 140 people were also injured in the attack, although the true number is believed to be higher. TheTaliban later claimed that they meant to bomb theNational Directorate of Security, a governmental intelligence building next door to the hospital, but were unable to park there so they ended up parking in front of the hospital instead.[2] Governor Rahmatullah Yarmal later said that the hospital had been destroyed. The hospital was the main health facility in Zabul Province before the bombing.[3]
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