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The June 2017 Lashkargah bombing occurred on 22 June 2017, when a suicide attack took place in the New Kabul Bank branch in Lashkargah—the capital of Helmand province in Afghanistan. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] During this incident, at least 34 people were killed and 60 were injured.
Three other insurgents died when they attempted to carry out suicide attacks on Afghan police buildings in another part of the city. [1] A gun battle around Abdul Haq Square continued into the early evening. [2] Afghan security forces regained control of the nine-story building, with assistance from helicopters of the Afghan and US armies. [1]
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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]
The rebels also began to attack the city's airport. Meanwhile, the government dispatched reinforcements to prevent the city from falling to the insurgents. [180] On 3 August 13 people—including five attackers—were killed in a Taliban bombing and shootout in Kabul. [181]
Abdullah Abdullah, former Chief Executive of Afghanistan and current National Coalition of Afghanistan leader, condemned the attack. [50] Some civilians claimed to reporters that the attack had strengthened their resolve to leave the country for fear of more attacks. [51] U.S. President Biden made a public address following the attack.
Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani condemned the terrorist attack and called 11 May as a national day of mourning in wake of the incident. [26] [27] President Ashraf Ghani blamed the Taliban for the attack, but Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid denied involvement in the attack, in a message released to the media.
2021 Kabul airport attack - Hamid Karzai International Airport was attacked by suicide bombers and gunmen; the attack was claimed by Islamic State – Khorasan Province. It was the deadliest day for the US military (13 killed) in Afghanistan since 2011.