| 22 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombing | |
| Partof: | the War in Afghanistan |
| Location: | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Target: | Shia Hazaras |
| Date: | April 22, 2018 |
| Time: | 10 a.m. |
| Type: | Suicide bombing |
| Fatalities: | 69 |
| Injuries: | 120 |
| Victim: | --> |
| Perpetrators: | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province |
| Assailant: | --> |
| Susperp: | --> |
| Weapons: | Suicide vest |
On 22 April 2018, a suicide bombing killed 70 people and wounded dozens more Sunday at a voter registration center in Koche Mahtab Qala, in the Hazara-majority Dashte Barchi area of western Kabul, Afghanistan.[1] [2] In addition to the fatalities, at least 120 others were injured in the attack.[3] [4]
ISIL's Afghan branch claimed responsibility for the attack through Amaq News Agency, saying it had targeted Shia Hazara.[5]
Internationally, the attack was condemned by nations including the U.S.,[6] and organizations including the United Nations.[7]