| Kabul Parliament attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the 2015 War in Afghanistan | |
  Kabul Kabul (Afghanistan) | |
| Location | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Date | June 22, 2015 |
| Target | National Assembly |
Attack type | Car bombing, mass shooting |
| Weapons | AK-47 assault rifles RPG launchers |
| Deaths | 9 total 2 civilian 7 Taliban |
| Injured | 40 (civilian) |
| Perpetrators | Taliban |
| Motive | Terrorist attack targeting new defense minister Mohammed Masoom Stanekzai |
The 2015 Kabul Parliament attack occurred on June 22, 2015, when members of the Taliban detonated a car bomb outside the National Assembly in Kabul then attacked the building with assault rifles and RPGs.[1][2] Two civilians and seven Taliban died in the attack.
- ^ Masoud Popalzai and Jethro Mullen (22 June 2015). "Taliban attempt attack on Afghan Parliament in Kabul - CNN.com". CNN. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
- ^ "Taliban launch brazen attack on Afghan parliament, seize second district in north". Reuters. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.