Kabul attack on Canadian Embassy guards

Kabul attack on Canadian Embassy Guards
Part of War in Afghanistan (2015–2021)
A minibus travelling through a market in Afghanistan
Location	Ninth police district, Benayi, Kabul, Afghanistan
Date	June 20, 2016 (2016-06-20) Around 0600 (AFT)
Weapons	Suicide belt
Deaths	15 (+1)
Injured	9
Victims	Canadian Embassy security guards
Perpetrators	A suicide bomber of the Taliban or the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Motive	Terrorism

On June 20, 2016, at around 0600 AFT, a suicide bombing attack claimed to be conducted by the Taliban or the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (IS-KP)^[1] hit a convoy of Canadian embassy security guards en route to the embassy in Kabul.^[2] The attack took place in the ninth police district in the Benayi area, Kabul, Afghanistan. Thirteen Nepalese and two Indian contractors were killed in the attack.^{[citation needed]}

The attack occurred during the holy month of Ramadan. Civilians at a nearby market were among the nine people injured in the blast, some seriously. The incident sparked debates on the presence of foreign workers in conflict-countries, with many criticising the Canadian government for negligence. There have been debates on this subject before, especially after the Nisour Square massacre, a very different situation.^{[citation needed]}