2021 Kandahar bombing

On 15 October 2021, a suicide bombing happened at the Imam Bargah mosque in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The mosque is a Shia mosque. The attack happened during Friday prayers.  It killed at least 65 people and injured more than 70 others. The Islamic State – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the attack.

It came a week after another bombing claimed by the Islamic State.

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