| September 2018 Kabul bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of theWar in Afghanistan (2001–present) | |
  Kabul Kabul (Afghanistan) | |
| Location | Kabul,Kabul Province,Afghanistan |
| Date | 5 September 2018 (2018-09-05) 6 p.m. local time |
| Target | ShiaHazaras |
Attack type | Suicide bombing (first attack),Car bombing (second attack) |
| Deaths | 26 |
| Injured | 91 |
| Perpetrators | ISIL[1] |
Two bombings on 5 September 2018 at the Maiwand Wrestling Club inQala-e-Nazer inDasht-e-Barchi, a predominantlyHazara neighborhood of westernKabul,[2] left at least 20 people dead and 70 others wounded, the deadliest attack on Kabul's Shia since the15 August suicide bombing.[3] The responsibility for the attacks was claimed byISIL.[1][2]
In the first attack a suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest around 6 p.m. local time at the Maiwand Wrestling Club. The second explosion took place when a car packed with explosives was detonated by the time emergency services, journalists and police had gathered at the scene.[1]
The witnesses said on social media that the attacker killed the club guards before blowing himself up inside the club.[2]
The toll were initially reported to be 20 killed and 70 injured.[3]Tolo News, a private broadcaster, said two of its "best journalists",[2] Samim Faramarz, 28 and Ramiz Ahmadi, 23 were killed in the second attack[1] and NAI said at least four other journalists were among the wounded people also in the second attack.[3] Hashmat Stanekzai, the Kabul police spokesman, said the second explosion came when police were helping victims and as a result some of officers were wounded.[2]