This article is about only the attacks carried out with the intent of killing a targeted individual. For other attacks, such as indiscriminate bombings and shootings against civilians and security forces, see History of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) § 2020.
December 2020 Afghanistan targeted killings
Part of the War in Afghanistan
Location
Afghanistan
Date
December 2020
Target
Afghan activists, journalists, doctors and politicians
Attack type
Targeted killings Bombing Shooting
Weapons
Bomb Shotguns
Deaths
30
Injured
28
Perpetrators
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province (claimed some attacks, suspected of the others)
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2 and 5 September 2019
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6 March 2020
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December 2020
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Azizabad
Wech Baghtu
Granai
Kunduz (2009)
Uruzgan helicopter
Sangin (2010)
Mano Gai
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Kapisa
Kunar
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Sangin (2017)
Nangarhar
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2020
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During the month of December 2020, a series of targeted killings were carried out in Afghanistan. While several assassinations happened in Afghanistan in the last 20 years, targeted killings increased during this month. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for two of those attacks and is suspected to be behind the others. The Taliban denied their involvement in the killings.[1]
^"Slain Activist Freshta Kohistani Laid to Rest". TOLO News. 24 December 2020.
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