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Many of the attacks were claimed by the Islamic State and its affiliates, and most of them targeted Shi'a and Sufi civilians. At least 70 people were killed, making it one of the deadliest waves of attacks in the country since the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. [2] [3] The deadliest of the previous attacks was the bombing in Kunduz.
After the fall of Kabul to the Taliban on 15 August 2021, Hamid Karzai International Airport was the only way out of Afghanistan. [20] Security concerns grew after hundreds of members of the Islamic State – Khorasan Province escaped from jails at Bagram and Pul-e-Charkhi.
The Guardian reported that women protesting the attack were being beaten by the Taliban. [11] A Twitter campaign with the hashtag #StopHazaraGenocide was started on October 2, 2022. The hashtag has been tweeted over 3 million times and was supported by celebrities from Afghanistan and rest of the world. [12]
PESHAWAR (Reuters) -Militants attacked a military post in Pakistan near Afghanistan early on Saturday using a vehicle laden with explosives as well as suicide bombs, killing seven security force ...
Save the Children condemned the attack, saying that it was "deeply saddened about reports that children have been injured, and possibly killed." [ 5 ] The International Rescue Committee (IRC) condemned the "senseless bombing of schools in Kabul", sent condolences to the victims' families and highlighted the jeopardy in which Afghan citizens ...
[50] [51] [52] Among those confirmed killed was the leader of Kabul Corps of the Islamic army of Afghanistan Hamdullah Mukhlis, who was also known as the "Conqueror of Kabul" after he became the first senior Taliban figure to occupy the Afghanistan presidential palace during the August 15, 2021 Taliban takeover of Kabul [53] [54] [55] 3 November
The Congressional Gold Medal ceremony took place just one day before America marks the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that killed almost 3,000 in New York City, northern ...
The attack, which took place on Monday night in the district of Guzara, also left one person wounded. The attacker fled the scene. The Taliban Interior Ministry has said that an investigation is ...