2023 Kabul airport bombing
On 1 January 2023, a bombing occurred at a checkpoint outside the military airport in Kabul, located about 200 metres from the civilian Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan. It killed and injured several people. The following day, on 2 January, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the bombing on Telegram, stating to have killed 20 people and injured 30. The Taliban-run ministry of interior denied those numbers, saying it would be releasing an official toll.
| 2023 Kabul airport bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Islamic State–Taliban conflict | |
| Location | Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Coordinates | 34°33′31″N 69°13′13″E |
| Date | 1 January 2023 |
| Target | Taliban members |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Deaths | 20 |
| Injured | 30 |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State - Khorasan Province |
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