September 2018 Kabul attacks

September 2018 Kabul bombing
Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Kabul is located in Afghanistan
Kabul
Kabul
Kabul (Afghanistan)
LocationKabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan
Date6 September 2018 (2018-09-06)
6 p.m. local time
TargetShia Hazaras
Attack type
Suicide bombing (first attack), Car bombing (second attack)
Deaths26
Injured91
PerpetratorsISIL[1]

Two bombings on 5 September 2018 at the Maiwand Wrestling Club in Qala-e-Nazer in Dasht-e-Barchi, a predominantly Hazara neighborhood of western Kabul,[2] left at least 20 people dead and 70 others wounded, the deadliest attack on Kabul's Shia since the 15 August suicide bombing.[3] The responsibility for the attacks was claimed by ISIL.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Popalzai, Ehsan; Wilkinson, Bard. "Two journalists among 20 killed in wrestling club blasts in Kabul". CNN. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Staff (5 September 2018). "At least 20 people killed in separate bombings at Kabul wrestling club". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 7 September 2018.

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