2015 Kabul Parliament attack

Kabul Parliament attack
Part of the 2015 War in Afghanistan
Kabul is located in Afghanistan
Kabul
Kabul
Kabul (Afghanistan)
LocationKabul, Afghanistan
DateJune 22, 2015
TargetNational Assembly
Attack type
Car bombing, mass shooting
WeaponsAK-47 assault rifles
RPG launchers
Deaths9 total
2 civilian
7 Taliban
Injured40 (civilian)
PerpetratorsTaliban
MotiveTerrorist attack targeting new defense minister Mohammed Masoom Stanekzai

The 2015 Kabul Parliament attack occurred on June 22, 2015, when members of the Taliban detonated a car bomb outside the National Assembly in Kabul then attacked the building with assault rifles and RPGs.[1][2] Two civilians and seven Taliban died in the attack.

  1. ^ Masoud Popalzai and Jethro Mullen (22 June 2015). "Taliban attempt attack on Afghan Parliament in Kabul - CNN.com". CNN. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Taliban launch brazen attack on Afghan parliament, seize second district in north". Reuters. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2015.

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