Part of the War in Afghanistan and the 2021 Afghanistan attacks
Bombing
2021 Kabul school bombing (Kabul)
Location of the school
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Kabul, Afghanistan
Date
8 May 2021
Target
Hazaras
Attack type
Bombing
Weapons
Car bomb
Deaths
90
Injured
240
Perpetrators
Disputed
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On 8 May 2021, a car bombing, followed by two more improvised explosive device (IED) blasts, occurred in front of Sayed al-Shuhada school in Dashte Barchi, a predominantly Shia Hazara area[1][2] in western Kabul, Afghanistan,[3] leaving at least 90 people dead and 240 injured.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10] The majority of the casualties were girls between 11 and 15 years old.[11][12] The attack took place in a neighborhood that has frequently been attacked by militants belonging to the regional Islamic State – Khorasan Province (IS-K) over the years.[2][13]
Following the attack, residents of Dashte Barchi expressed anger over the lack of security in the area.[14] The residents said the government had not done enough to secure Dashte Barchi, in spite of knowing it had repeatedly come under attack from militants belonging to IS-K. Many of the residents held Afghan president Ashraf Ghani responsible for the attack and raised loud chants against the Afghan government and security forces.[14]
^FRANTZMAN, SETH J. "Was the latest attack in Afghanistan on Shi'ite women an act of genocide?". The Jerusalem Post.
^ ab"Blasts kill dozens near school in Afghan capital Kabul". Al Jazeera English. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
^"Kabul attack: Blast near school leaves at least 30 dead". BBC News. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
^"کفش بدست در جستجوی گمشدگان انفجار مکتب سیدالشهدا؛ آمنه و شکریه کجا هستند؟". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 1 July 2021.
^Jennifer Deaton and Sheena McKenzie. "Death toll rises to 85 in Afghanistan girls' school bomb attack". CNN. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
^"School bombing heightens fears among Afghanistan's Hazaras, long a target for militants, amid U.S. exit". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^"At least 68 killed in Afghan school blast, families bury victims". Reuters. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
^"Kabul attack: Blasts near school leave more than 50 dead". Retrieved 9 May 2021.
^"Bombing Outside Afghan School Kills at Least 50, With Girls as Targets". The New York Times. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
^"Blasts Near Girls' School in Kabul; 30 People Killed". TOLOnews. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
^"Bomb kills at least 30 near girls' school in Afghan capital". Associated Press. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
^Janjua, Haroon; Ray, Saptarshi (10 May 2021). "Kabul attack: Dozens of schoolgirls die in triple bombings in Afghanistan". The Times. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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