October 2020 Afghanistan attacks | |
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Part of the War in Afghanistan and Taliban insurgency | |
Location | Afghanistan |
Date | October 2020 |
Attack type |
Car bombing Shooting Suicide bombing |
Weapons |
Bombs Guns |
Deaths | 253 |
Injured | 339 |
Perpetrators |
ISIL Taliban |
The October 2020 Afghanistan attacks were multiple attacks launched by insurgents including the Taliban and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province in October 2020. The attacks left at least 243 people dead and 339 injured. 10 perpetrators were also killed in these attacks.
Date | Location | Dead | Injured | Details |
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1 | Grishk District, Helmand Province | 9 (+1) | 4 | A suicide bombing left at least nine people including four civilians dead in a late-night attack in Grishk District in Helmand Province. A small child and three security personnel were wounded. [1] |
3 | Shinwar District, Nangarhar Province | 15 | 30 | A car bombing(motor explosion) kills at least 15 people and another 30 were injured. The attack occurred in Shinwar District, Nangarhar Province. [2] |
5 | Laghman Province | 8 (+1) | 38 | A suicide bombing kills at least 8 people and another 38 were injured in Laghman Province. [3] |
7 | Tagab District, Kapisa Province | 3 | 0 | A bomb kills at least 3 people in Tagab District, Kapisa Province. [4] |
8 | Imam Sahib District, Kunduz Province | 6 | 6 | Taliban kills 6 security forces and another 6 were injured in Imam Sahib District, Kunduz Province. [5] |
9 | Aliabad District, Kunduz Province | 8 | 7 | Taliban kills 4 Afghan soldiers and 4 police in Aliabad District, Kunduz Province. 5 soldiers and two police were also injured in the attack. [6] |
9 | Helmand Province | 3 | 3 | In Helmand Province Taliban kills at least 3 security forces and another 3 were injured. [6] |
10 | Grishk District, Helmand Province | 5 | 9 | A bomb kills at least 5 people and another 9 were injured in Grishk District, Helmand Province. [7] |
10 | Shindand District, Herat Province | 2 | 10 | A bus hit a bomb. The attack left 2 people dead and 10 others were injured in Shindand District, Herat Province. [7] |
11 | Sar-e Pol Province | 13 | 3 | At least 13 people including 10 Afghan soldiers were killed and another 3 people were injured in roadside bombing in Sar-e Pol Province. [8] |
14 | Kushki Kuhna District, Herat Province | 5 | 13 | A roadside bomb kills at least 5 people and another 13 were injured in Kesh-e-Kohna district. [9] |
14 | Asmar, Kunar Province | 5 | 0 | At least 5 people were killed by a bomb in Asmar district. [9] |
14 | Mihtarlam, Laghman Province | 3 | 7 | A bomb kills at least 3 people and another 7 were injured in Mehtarlam, Laghman Province. [9] |
18 | Sahib District, Kunduz Province | 8 | 0 | Taliban kills at least 8 security forces in Sahib District, Kunduz Province. [10] |
18 | Chaghcharan, Ghor Province | 12 | 100 | A car bombing attack kills 12 people and another 100 were injured in Chaghcharan, Ghor Province. [11] |
20 | Zazi Maidan District, Khost Province | 2 | 2 | The governor of Zazi Maidan District and a bodyguard was shot dead and another 2 were injured in eastern Khost Province. [12] |
20 | Jalrez District, Maidan Wardak Province | 5 | 9 | At least 5 people were killed and 9 were injured after two bombing attacks. The attacks occurred in Jalrez District, Maidan Wardak Province. [13] |
20 | Kang District, Nimruz Province | 12 | 0 | At least 12 police were killed after two bombs exploded in Kang District, Nimruz Province. [14] |
21 | Baharak District, Takhar Province | 47 | 3 | Taliban kills at least 47 police and injured 3 others in Baharak District, Takhar Province. [15] |
22 | Shareen Tagab District, Faryab Province | 4 | 10 | Taliban attack Shareen Tagab District, Faryab Province with mortar. The attack left at leas 4 people dead and another 10 were injured. [16] |
23 | Khash Rod District, Nimroz Province | 20 | 0 | Taliban kills at least 20 Afghan soldiers. The attack occurred in Khash Rod District, Nimroz Province. [17] |
24 | Nimruz Province | 6 | 2 | Taliban kills at least 6 security forces and injured 2 others in Nimruz Province. [18] |
24 | Ghazni, Ghazni District, Ghazni Province | 9 | 1 | At least 9 people were killed and another were injured after two bomb exploded in Ghazni, Ghazni District, Ghazni Province. [19] |
24 | Kabul, Kabul Province | 30 (+1) | 70 | A suicide bombing kills at least 30 people and another 70 were injured outside an educational center in Kabul, Kabul Province. [20] The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the attack. [21] |
26 | Kabul, Kabul Province | 0 | 3 | At least 3 people were injured in a magnetic mine explosion in Kabul. [22] |
27 | Kabul, Kabul Province | 3 | 10 | A blast by a magnetic mine left at least 3 people dead in Kabul. [23] |
27 | Khost, Khost Province | 0 (+7) | 0 | Shooting and car bombings attacks occurred in Khost city. At least 7 perpetrators were killed by the security forces. [24] |
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