September 2022 Kabul school bombing

2022 bombing in Afghanistan

On September 30, 2022, a suicide bomber blew himself up at the Kaaj education center in Dashte Barchi, a Hazara neighborhood in Kabul, Afghanistan. It killed at least 52 people.[2] The majority of the victims were young female students.[3][4]

September 2022 Kabul school bombing
Part of the Afghanistan conflict
LocationKabul, Afghanistan
DateSeptember 30, 2022
7:30 AM (UTC+4:30)
TargetHazaras
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponsExplosive belt
Deaths52+ (Associated Press)
25+ (Taliban authorities)
Injured
110 [1]
VictimsStudents, mainly young women

References change

  1. "Updates by Unitend Nations Assistance Mission For Afghanistan".
  2. "Death toll in last week's Kabul school blast climbs to 52". AP NEWS. 2022-10-03. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
  3. CNN, Masoud Popalzai, Rhea Mogul, Irene Nasser, Alex Stambaugh, Ehsan Popalzai (2022-09-30). "At least 25 dead after suicide bomb blast at educational center in Kabul". CNN. Archived from the original on 2022-10-01. Retrieved 2022-09-30. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. "Kabul blast kills teenagers sitting practice exam". BBC News. 30 September 2022. Archived from the original on 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.