May 2017 Kabul bombing

May 2017 Kabul attack
Part of War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
May 2017 Kabul bombing is located in Afghanistan
May 2017 Kabul bombing
May 2017 Kabul bombing (Afghanistan)
May 2017 Kabul bombing is located in Kabul
May 2017 Kabul bombing
May 2017 Kabul bombing (Kabul)
LocationWazir Akbar Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan[1]
Date31 May 2017; 7 years ago (2017-05-31)
08:25 AM (UTC+04:30)
Attack type
Truck bomb
Deaths150+[2]
Injured413+

On 31 May 2017, a truck bomb exploded at a crowded intersection in Kabul, Afghanistan, near the German embassy at about 08:25 local time (03:55 GMT) during rush hour,[3] killing over 150 and injuring 413,[4][5] mostly civilians, and damaging several buildings in the embassy.[6][7] The attack was the deadliest terror attack to take place in Kabul. The diplomatic quarter—in which the attack took place—is one of the most heavily fortified areas in the city, with three-meter-high (10 ft) blast walls, and access requiring passing through several checkpoints.[3][7] The explosion created a crater about 4.5 meters (15 ft) wide and 30 feet deep.[8] Afghanistan's intelligence agency NDS claimed that the blast was planned by the Haqqani Network.[9][10] Although no group has claimed responsibility, the Afghan Taliban were also a suspect but they denied involvement and condemned the attack.[11][12] It was the single largest attack on the city up till that point.[13]

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  8. ^ "Explosion in diplomatic row of Kabul kills 90, wounds hundreds". CBC News. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Kabul bomb: Afghans blame Haqqani and Pakistan". Sky News.
  10. ^ Gul, Ayaz (31 May 2017). "Deadly Truck Bomb Rocks Kabul". VOA.
  11. ^ Rasmussen, Sune Engel (31 May 2017). "Kabul: at least 150 killed by massive car bomb in diplomatic quarter". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Kabul blast: Taliban denies involvement, condemns attack on civilians". Firstpost. 31 May 2017.
  13. ^ ""No Safe Place"". Human Rights Watch. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2023.