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August 2022 Kabul mosque bombing

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August 2022 Kabul mosque explosion
LocationAbu Bakr al Sadiq Mosque, Kabul, Afghanistan
Date17 August 2022 (2022-08-17)
Deaths21+
Injured33+

On August 17, 2022, an explosion hit the Abu Bakr al Sadiq Mosque in Kabul, Afghanistan.[1][2] Many were reported killed in the explosion.[3][4] Residents nearby also heard gunshots after the explosion occurred.[1]

Victims

Kabul's Emergency Hospital received at least 27 victims of the explosion.[4] Two arrived deceased, while another died undergoing treatment.[3] Among those killed was the mosque's imam Mawlawi Amir Muhammad Kabuli, a prominent Taliban cleric who also ran an Islamic school at the site of the explosion.[5][6] It was later reported that 21 people were killed and 33 were wounded, though some witnesses at the scene put the death toll higher, with one witness claiming that "many other Taliban, as well children, were martyred” and that the total number of actual casualties was "more than 100 (killed and wounded)."[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "At least 50 killed after explosion at Afghanistan mosque: Reports". August 17, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  2. ^ Guler, Bilal (August 17, 2022). "Blast in Afghan capital Kabul mosque, casualties feared". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Explosion erupts inside Kabul mosque, police say". August 17, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Huge explosion hits Kabul mosque, many casualties feared". August 17, 2022. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  5. ^ Kohsar, Esmatullah (August 17, 2022). "Afghan Capital Sees Multiple Casualties From Explosion at Mosque". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  6. ^ Faiez, Rahim (August 17, 2022). "Bombing at Kabul mosque kills 10, including prominent cleric". Associated Press. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  7. ^ "21 Killed, 33 Wounded in Kabul Mosque Blast". Tolo News. August 18, 2022. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
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