2013 bombing of Indian consulate in Jalalabad

On 3 August 2013, the Indian consulate in Jalalabad, Afghanistan was attacked by three suicide bombers. Afghan security forces spotted the attackers as they approached the consulate in a car leading to one of the attackers detonating his explosives. The blast killed nine people, six of them children, and wounded 24 others.

2013 Indian embassy attack
Part of War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Jalalabad
Jalalabad (Afghanistan)
LocationJalalabad, Afghanistan
Date3 August 2013
Deaths9
  • 3 suicide bombers
PerpetratorTaliban
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