| March 2018 Kabul suicide bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the War in Afghanistan | |
  Blast site Blast site (Kabul)  Blast site Blast site (Afghanistan) | |
| Location | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Coordinates | 34°31′06″N 69°07′37″E / 34.51833°N 69.12694°E |
| Date | March 21, 2018 12:00 PM (UTC+4:30) |
| Target | Shia Muslims |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Weapons | Bomb |
| Deaths | 33 (+1 attacker) |
| Injured | 65 |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| Motive | Sunni fundamentalism Anti-Shi'ism |
A suicide bombing occurred on 21 March 2018 around 12:00 PM (7:30 AM UTC) in Kabul near Kart-e Sakhi,[1] a Shia shrine.[2][3][4] At least 33 people were killed with more than 65 wounded in the bombing.[4] The militant group ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack.[5][6][7][8]
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- ^ Nelson, Craig (March 21, 2018). "Suicide Bomber, in Crowd of New Year Pilgrims, Kills Dozens in Kabul". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "At least 26 killed in suicide bomb near Shia shrine in Kabul, ISIS claims attack". Hindustan Times. March 21, 2018.
- ^ a b Barakzai, Navid Ahmad (21 March 2018). "33 people killed, 65 wounded in Kabul suicide blast". www.pajhwok.com. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- ^ Shalizi, Hamid; Hassib, Sayed (March 21, 2018). "Suicide bomber kills at least 29 near shrine in Afghan capital". Reuters.
- ^ "Dozens killed in suicide attack near Kabul shrine". France24. March 21, 2018.
- ^ Hassan, Sharif; Constable, Pamela (March 21, 2018). "'We suffer more': Rising violence on Shiite targets takes toll on Afghanistan's Hazaras". The Washington Post.
- ^ Faizi, Fatima; Nordland, Rod (March 21, 2018). "Kabul Bombing Kills 29 in Holiday Crowd, Officials Say". New York Times.