20 October 2017 Afghanistan attacks explained

On 20 October 2017, suicide bombers attacked mosques in Kabul and Ghor Province, Afghanistan, killing at least 60 people.^{[1] [2]}

During Friday prayers on 20 October 2017, a gunman entered Imam Zaman, a Shia mosque in Kabul.^{[1] [2]} He opened fire, then detonated a bomb - killing about 40 people.^{[1] [2]}

During Friday prayers on the same day, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in a Sunni mosque in Ghor Province, killing at least 20 people.^{[1] [2]}

Islamic State – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the Kabul attack.^[2]

In 2017, insurgents carried out many attacks in Afghanistan, including several in October.^[2] Major attacks included those which killed over 70 people in Gardez and Ghazni on 17 October and a double suicide bombing which killed 43 Afghan soldiers in Kandahar Province on 19 October.^[2]

See also

• List of terrorist incidents linked to Islamic State – Khorasan Province
• List of terrorist attacks in Kabul

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afghanistan hit by suicide bomb attacks on mosques leaving 63 dead . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230205014847/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/20/afghanistan-hit-suicide-bomb-attacks-mosques-leaving-63-dead/ . 5 February 2023 . live .
2. https://bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-41699320 Afghan suicide mosque attacks kill scores of worshippers