2021 Kandahar bombing

2021 Kandahar bombing
Part of 2021 Afghanistan attacks and Persecution of Shias by the Islamic State
Kandahar is located in Afghanistan
Kandahar
Kandahar
Kandahar (Afghanistan)
LocationImam Bargah Mosque, Kandahar, Afghanistan
Coordinates31°37′12″N 65°42′57″E / 31.62000°N 65.71583°E / 31.62000; 65.71583
Date15 October 2021
TargetShia worshippers
Attack type
Suicide bombing
Deaths65
Injured70+
PerpetratorsISIS–K

On 15 October 2021, a suicide bombing occurred at the Imam Bargah Mosque,[1] also known as Fatima Mosque, a Shia mosque, during Friday prayers in Kandahar, Afghanistan, killing at least 65 people and wounding more than 70.[2][3]

  1. ^ Jones, Harrison (15 October 2021). "Four suicide bombers kill and injured dozens of people in Kandahar mosque blasts". Metro. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  2. ^ Mehrdad, Ezzatullah (15 October 2021). "Suicide bombers hit Shiite mosque in Afghanistan killing dozens — the second such attack in a week". The Washington Post. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Islamic State Bombing Kills at Least 65 People in Southern Afghanistan". Washington post. 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.

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