10 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing

10 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing
Part of the Taliban insurgency
10 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing is located in Kabul
10 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing
10 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing (Kabul)
The International Airport within Kabul
LocationKabul International Airport Kabul, Afghanistan
Date10 August 2015 (2015-08-10)
11:20 am local time
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Deaths5
Injured16
Perpetrators Taliban

On 10 August 2015, a suicide bombing occurred in the Kabul International Airport street,[1] near the entrance to Kabul Airport, killing 5 people and wounding 16 people.[2] This occurred days after a series of suicide attacks in the Afghan capital killed dozens and wounded hundreds.

The bombing occurred when a suicide bomber drove a vehicle into the first checkpoint on the road into the airport. The people that died included four civilians and a child.[2]

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, and said it was intended to target a group of foreigners.[2]

  1. ^ "Car bomb explodes near Kabul airport". Reuters. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "Deadly bomb attack on Kabul airport". BBC News. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2020.