Global Information2021 Kabul airport attack information
| 2021 Kabul airport attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Islamic State–Taliban conflict and the 2021 Kabul airlift | |
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| Location | Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Coordinates | 34°33′31″N 69°13′13″E / 34.55861°N 69.22028°E |
| Date | 26 August 2021 17:50 (UTC+04:30) |
| Target | Afghan civilians, foreign troops, and Taliban members |
Attack type | Suicide bombing[1][2] |
| Deaths | 183 (including the perpetrator)[3] |
| Injured | 150+[4][5] |
| Perpetrator |  Islamic State – Khorasan Province[6][7] |
| Assailant | Abdul Rahman al-Logari[8] |
| Defenders |  Taliban[9] United States |
A suicide bombing took place at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 26 August 2021, at 17:50 local time (13:20 UTC),[10] during the evacuation from Afghanistan.[1][6][11][12] At least 183 people were killed, including 170 Afghan civilians and 13 members of the United States military,[13][4] the first American military casualties in the War in Afghanistan since February 2020.[14] The Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISIS–K) claimed responsibility for the attack.[15]
On 27 August, the United States launched an airstrike which the US Central Command (USCENTCOM) said was against three suspected ISIS–K members in Nangarhar Province.[16] On 29 August, the US conducted a second drone strike in Kabul, targeting a vehicle which they suspected was carrying ISIS–K members, but actually carried an Afghan aid worker. Ten Afghan civilians were killed in the drone strike, including seven children.[17]
In 2023, the (unnamed) leader of the ISIS–K cell that organized the attack was believed to have been killed by Taliban security forces.[18]
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- ^ Hashemi, Sayed Ziarmal; Baldor, Lolita C.; Gannon, Kathy; Knickmeyer, Ellen (27 August 2021). "US forces keep up Kabul airlift under threat of more attacks". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Kabul airport attack: What do we know?". BBC News. 27 August 2021. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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- ^ "Kabul explosions: 13 US soldiers and 72 Afghans killed in Islamic State suicide bombings". Euronews. 26 August 2021. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
- ^ Ross, Jamie; Rohrlich, Justin; Yousafzai, Sami; Ibrahim, Noor (26 August 2021). "Sheer Chaos: At Least 13 U.S. Troops Killed as Blasts Rock Kabul Airport". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
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- ^ Trofimov, Yaroslav; Youssef, Nancy A.; Rasmussen, Sune Engel (26 August 2021). "Kabul Airport Attack Kills 13 U.S. Service Members, at Least 90 Afghans". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
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NYT20210917was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Demirjian, Karoun; Schmitt, Eric (25 April 2023). "Taliban Kill Head of ISIS Cell That Bombed Kabul Airport". The New York Times. Washington, D.C. Retrieved 25 April 2023.