2021 Kunduz mosque bombing
On 8 October 2021, a suicide bombing happened at the Shia Gozar-e-Sayed Abad Mosque in the Afghan city of Kunduz.[2][3] Over 100 people were killed and another 100 injured.[4] The official death toll provided to Agence France Presse was 46, and 143 injured.[1]
| 2021 Kunduz mosque bombing | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gozar-e-Sayed Abad Mosque, Kunduz, Afghanistan |
| Date | 8 October 2021 (UTC+04:30) |
| Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 46–100[1] |
| Injured | 143[1] |
The attack is the deadliest in Afghanistan since U.S. troops left in August.[5] The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.[6]
On 15 October 2021, an IS-KP suicide bomber killed 65 people at a Shia mosque in Kandahar.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 At least 55 killed in Afghanistan mosque attack. Kabul, Afghanistan. 8 October 2021. https://tribune.com.pk/story/2323867/at-least-55-killed-in-afghanistan-mosque-attack. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ↑ More than 100 killed and wounded in mosque blast in northeastern Afghanistan - UN. 8 October 2021. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/blast-hits-mosque-northeastern-afghanistan-killing-worshippers-2021-10-08/. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ↑ At least 100 killed in Afghanistan's Kunduz mosque blast: Taliban official. Kabul, Afghanistan. 8 October 2021. https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/at-least-100-killed-in-afghanistans-kunduz-mosque-blast-taliban-official-419134. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ↑ Afghanistan: Dozens killed as blast hits Kunduz mosque. 8 October 2021. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/8/blast-hits-a-mosque-in-afghanistans-kunduz-during-friday-prayers. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ↑ IS-K claims responsibility for Afghan suicide bombing that killed at least 46 at Gozar-e-Sayed Abad Mosque. 8 October 2021. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-08/explosion-in-kunduz-mosque-afghanistan-kills-worshipers/100526382. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ↑ IS-K claims responsibility for Afghan suicide bombing that killed at least 46 at Gozar-e-Sayed Abad Mosque. 8 October 2021. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-08/explosion-in-kunduz-mosque-afghanistan-kills-worshipers/100526382. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
