2024 Kandahar New Kabul Bank bombing explained
On 21 March 2024, ISIS–K carried out a suicide bombing on a New Kabul Bank branch in Kandahar, Afghanistan around 8:00 AFT (03:30 GMT) killing at least 21 and injuring at least 51,[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] targeting Taliban workers who were collecting their wages.[11] [12] [13] [14] [15]
The suicide bomber was identified by the pro-Taliban al-Mirsad website as Asadbek Madiyarov, a citizen of Uzbekistan.[16] [17] [18]
Iran and Pakistan condemned the attack.[19] [20]
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Notes and References
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