2015 Kabul Parliament attack
The 2015 Kabul Parliament attack occurred on June 22, 2015, when members of the Taliban detonated a car bomb outside the National Assembly in Kabul then attacked the building with assault rifles and RPGs. Two civilians and seven Taliban died in the attack.
| Kabul Parliament attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the 2015 War in Afghanistan | |
Kabul Kabul (Afghanistan) | |
| Location | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Date | June 22, 2015 |
| Target | National Assembly |
Attack type | Car bombing, mass shooting |
| Weapons | AK-47 assault rifles RPG launchers |
| Deaths | 9 total 2 civilian 7 Taliban |
| Injured | 40 (civilian) |
| Perpetrators | Taliban |
| Motive | Terrorist attack targeting new defense minister Mohammed Masoom Stanekzai |
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