Coordinates: 34°33′31″N 69°13′13″E / 34.55861°N 69.22028°E / 34.55861; 69.22028

2023 Kabul airport bombing

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2023 Kabul airport bombing
Part of the Islamic State–Taliban conflict
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LocationHamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan
Coordinates34°33′31″N 69°13′13″E / 34.55861°N 69.22028°E / 34.55861; 69.22028
Date1 January 2023; 15 months ago (2023-01-01)
TargetTaliban members
Attack type
Bombing
Deaths20
Injured30
PerpetratorsIslamic State - Khorasan Province

On 1 January 2023, a bombing occurred at a checkpoint outside the military airport in Kabul, located about 200 metres from the civilian Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan.[1] It killed and injured several people.[1][2][3] The following day, on 2 January, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the bombing on Telegram, stating to have killed 20 people and injured 30. The Taliban-run ministry of interior denied those numbers, saying it would be releasing an official toll.[4]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Taliban: Kabul checkpoint bomb blast kills, wounds several". Associated Press. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Several Killed, Wounded In Blast Near Kabul Military Airfield". Barron's. Agence France-Presse. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  3. ^ Yawar, Mohammad Yunus; Peshiman, Gibran (1 January 2023). Fullick, Neil; Kim, Coghill (eds.). "Blast outside Kabul's military airport, multiple casualties, interior ministry says". Reuters. Kabul. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  4. ^ Awadallah, Nadine; Yawar, Mohammad Yunus (2 January 2023). Cawthorne, Andrew; MacSwan, Angus (eds.). "Islamic State claims responsibility for Kabul attack". Reuters. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
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