| 22 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombing | |
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| Part of theWar in Afghanistan andPersecution of Shias by the Islamic State | |
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| Location | 34°31′06″N69°07′37″E / 34.51833°N 69.12694°E /34.51833; 69.12694 Kabul,Afghanistan |
| Date | April 22, 2018 10 a.m. (UTC+4:30) |
| Target | ShiaHazaras |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Weapons | Suicide vest |
| Deaths | 69 |
| Injured | 120 |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province |
On 22 April 2018, asuicide bombing killed 70 people and wounded dozens more Sunday at a voter registration center in Koche Mahtab Qala, in theHazara-majorityDashte Barchi area of westernKabul,Afghanistan.[1][2] In addition to the fatalities, at least 120 others were injured in the attack.[3][4]
ISIL's Afghan branch claimed responsibility for the attack throughAmaq News Agency, saying it had targetedShiaHazara.[5]
Internationally, the attack was condemned by nations including the U.S.,[6] and organizations including theUnited Nations.[7]
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