September 2016 Kabul attacks

September 2016 Kabul bombing
September 2016 Kabul bombing
Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
	Kabul Kabul (Afghanistan)
Location	Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan
Date	5 September 2016 - 6 September 2016
Attack type	Car bombings
Weapons	car bomb
Deaths	42+ to 58
Injured	109
Perpetrators	Taliban
Motive	unknown

Explosions in Kabul on September 5, 2016 killed over 41^[1] people and injured 103 others in twin suicide bombings near the Afghan defense ministry.^[2] The Taliban claimed the first attack and said that their suicide bomber killed 58 people.^[3] Reportedly an army general and one district police chief were killed in the blast. Attacks lasted overnight with a siege and hostage situation.^[1] At least one person was killed and six injured in another attack on a charity CARE International building in Shāre Naw. The attack was claimed by the Taliban, with at least 3 of their attackers being killed and 42 hostages being rescued.^[4]^[5]^[6]

The attacks come after another Taliban bombing only a few days before that killed two people and at least 6 militants.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b Sayed Salahuddin and Paul Schemm (September 6, 2016). "Kabul shaken by attacks on international charity and Defense Ministry". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2016-09-06. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
^ "Twin Taliban suicide blasts kill at least 24 in Afghanistan capital". Hindustan Times. September 5, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-05. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
^ "Explosions in Afghan capital Kabul kill at least 24". The globe and mail. September 5, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-05. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
^ "Militants storm charity building in Afghan capital". Bigstory. September 6, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-06. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
^ "Afghan blasts: Kabul charity hit by bomb and gun attack". BBC. September 6, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-06. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
^ "Taliban claim Kabul attack". Archived from the original on 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
^ "International News: Latest Headlines, Video and Photographs from Around the World -- People, Places, Crisis, Conflict, Culture, Change, Analysis and Trends". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-09-08.

[Washington_Post-1] Sayed Salahuddin and Paul Schemm (September 6, 2016). "Kabul shaken by attacks on international charity and Defense Ministry". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2016-09-06. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

[2] "Twin Taliban suicide blasts kill at least 24 in Afghanistan capital". Hindustan Times. September 5, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-05. Retrieved September 5, 2016.

[3] "Explosions in Afghan capital Kabul kill at least 24". The globe and mail. September 5, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-05. Retrieved September 5, 2016.

[4] "Militants storm charity building in Afghan capital". Bigstory. September 6, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-06. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

[5] "Afghan blasts: Kabul charity hit by bomb and gun attack". BBC. September 6, 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-06. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

[6] "Taliban claim Kabul attack". Archived from the original on 2016-09-08. Retrieved 2016-09-08.

[7] "International News: Latest Headlines, Video and Photographs from Around the World -- People, Places, Crisis, Conflict, Culture, Change, Analysis and Trends". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2016-09-11. Retrieved 2016-09-08.

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