The following is a list of terrorist attacks that have been attributed to or claimed by the Islamic State – Khorasan Province.
The Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISIS–K) is a regional branch of the Islamic State terrorist group active in South-Central Asia, primarily Afghanistan. ISIS–K, like its sister branches in other regions, seeks to destabilize and overthrow existing governments of the historic Khorasan region to establish an Islamic caliphate under its strict, fundamentalist Islamist rule.
ISIS–K has conducted numerous high-profile attacks against civilians in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Some of its most notable attacks include a suicide bombing in August 2021 that killed 13 American military personnel and least 169 Afghans in Kabul during the U.S. withdrawal from the country, twin suicide bombings in July 2018 that killed at least 131 at election rallies in Pakistan, and twin bombings in July 2016 that killed 97 Hazara protestors in downtown Kabul.
ISIS–K began with the dispatch of Afghan and Pakistani militants from al-Qaeda-aligned groups to the Syrian Civil War, who returned to the region with instructions and funding to recruit fighters for a branch of the Islamic State in the Khorasan region. The group's traditional base of power began and remains in eastern Afghanistan along the border with Pakistan. While the majority of ISIS–K attacks occur in eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan, the group has claimed to have fired rockets into Afghanistan's northern neighbors, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and conducted brutal attacks in Iran and Russia.
Today, ISIS–K is engaged in a protracted, low-intensity conflict with the Taliban government. Though the Taliban and ISIS–K actively fought against the United States, since the U.S. withdrawal, ISIS–K has shifted its efforts to discredit, destabilize, and overthrow the Taliban regime to establish its envisioned Islamic caliphate. The Taliban, on the other hand, make efforts to target ISIS–K militants through violent raids, protect foreign diplomats and investors from ISIS–K attacks, and publicly downplay the presence of ISIS to attract foreign recognition and investment.
| Country | Date | Article | Location | Description | data-sort-type="number" | Dead | data-sort-type="number" | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 18 April 2015 | 2015 Jalalabad suicide bombing | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | A suicide bomber detonated outside a bank in Jalalabad. | 33 | 100 | ||
 Pakistan | 13 May 2015 | 2015 Karachi bus shooting | Karachi, Sindh | A group of 8 gunmen attacked a bus in Karachi. Claim disputed. | 45+ | Dozens |
| Country | Date | Article | Location | Description | data-sort-type="number" | Dead | data-sort-type="number" | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 13 January 2016 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | Three attackers belonging to ISIS–K launched an attack on Pakistani consulate in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. The attack resulted in death of seven members of Afghan security forces.[1] | 7 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 20 June 2016 | Kabul attack on Canadian Embassy guards | Kabul | A suicide bomber targeted a convoy of Canadian embassy security guards. Both ISIS–K and the Taliban claimed responsibility. | 15+ or 16 (+1) | 9 | ||
| Afghanistan | 23 July 2016 | July 2016 Kabul bombing | Kabul | Two suicide bombers blew themselves up during a protest by the Hazara ethnic minority, in Kabul's deadliest attack since 2001 | 97 | 260 | ||
| Pakistan | 8 August 2016 | August 2016 Quetta attacks | Quetta, Balochistan | Multiple attackers carried out a suicide bombing and shooting at a government hospital where lawyers were gathered. (Also claimed by Jamaat-ul-Ahrar)[2] | 94 | 130+ | ||
| Pakistan | 24 October 2016 | Charsadda | An intelligence officer was shot dead. The attack was later claimed by ISIS–K in a statement posted on Amaq.[3] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 24 October 2016 | October 2016 Quetta attacks | Quetta, Balochistan | Three armed individuals carried out mass shooting at police cadets at the Quetta Police Training College while they were asleep. One attacker killed during operation while other two blew themselves up, killing 61 cadets. (Also claimed by Lashkar-e-Jhangvi)[4] [5] [6] | 61 | 160+ | ||
| Afghanistan | 26 October 2016 | Ghor | Fighters killed at least 30 civilians after abducting them in the Afghan province of Ghor.[7] | 30 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 26 October 2016 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | An ISIS–K suicide bomber killed a number of Afghan tribal elders.[8] | 4–15 | 25 | |||
| Afghanistan | 4 November 2016 | Ghor | ISIS–K executed 31 civilians in Ghor Province.[9] | 31 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 5 November 2016 | Ghor | ISIS–K abducted at least 6 civilians in Ghor province. | 0 | 6 kidnapped | |||
| Pakistan | 12 November 2016 | 2016 Khuzdar bombing | Khuzdar, Balochistan | At least 55 people including women and children were killed when a suicide bomber went off in the crowded Shah Noorani Shrine in Hub town, Lasbela District, Balochistan.[10] | 55 (+1) | 102+ | ||
| Afghanistan | 16 November 2016 | Kabul | A suicide bomber blew himself up in a convoy with members of the Afghan National Security Forces, near the Defense ministry.[11] | 6 (+1) | 15 | |||
| Afghanistan | 21 November 2016 | Kabul | A suicide bombing at a Kabul Shia mosque "Baqir-ul-Olum."[12] | 30 (+1) | 15 | |||
| Afghanistan | 25 November 2016 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | Multiple bombs exploded in Jalalabad city.[13] | 6 | 27 | |||
| Pakistan | 10 December 2016 | Peshawar | ISIS–K has claimed responsibility for killing a counterterrorism police officer and wounding his son in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar.[14] | 1 | 1 |
| Country | Date | Article | Location | Description | data-sort-type="number" | Dead | data-sort-type="number" | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 7 February 2017 | Kabul | A suicide blast at Afghanistan's Supreme Court in Kabul.[15] ISIS–K claimed responsibility.[16] | 22 | 41 | |||
| Afghanistan | 8 February 2017 | Qush Tepa, Jowzjan | ISIS–K killed six local employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the Qush Tepa district in Afghanistan. The assailants also took another two workers with them. | 6 | 2 kidnapped | |||
| Pakistan | 16 February 2017 | 2017 Sehwan suicide bombing | Sehwan, Sindh | A suicide bombing at a shrine in southern Pakistan.[17] | 90 (+1) | 250 | ||
| Afghanistan | 8 March 2017 | March 2017 Kabul attack | Kabul | A group of gunmen dressed in white hospital robes attacked the Sardar Daud Khan Hospital.[18] | 49 | 63 | ||
| Afghanistan | 12 April 2017 | Kabul | A suicide bomber attacked near government offices in Kabul. ISIS–K claimed responsibility for the attack.[19] | 5 (+1) | 10 | |||
| Afghanistan | 3 May 2017 | Kabul | A suicide car bomber detonated next to a convoy of NATO vehicles near the U.S. embassy in Kabul.[20] | 8 (+1) | 28 | |||
| Afghanistan | 17 May 2017 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | Four civilians and two police officers were killed when ISIS–K militants stormed a TV station in Jalalabad. Two militants blew themselves up and the other two have taken hostages. They were later killed by the police.[21] | 6 (+4) | 17 | |||
| Afghanistan | 1 June 2017 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | A car bomb went off outside the airport in Jalalabad.[22] | 1 | 5 | |||
| Afghanistan | 30 June 2017 | Achin, Nangarhar | Seven civilians were killed and five others wounded when a bomb planted by ISIS–K militants blew up in the Achin district of Nangarhar province.[23] | 7 | 5 | |||
| Afghanistan | 25 July 2017 | Sar-e Pol City | Militants affiliated with ISIS–K beheaded a man allegedly over sorcery in the capital of the northern province of Sar-e-Pol.[24] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 31 July 2017 | Kabul | ISIS–K militants committed an attack on the Iraqi Embassy in the Afghan capital Kabul. One terrorist blew himself up and another three entered the embassy. Two Afghan guards were killed and three others injured in the attack.[25] | 2 (+4) | 3 | |||
| Afghanistan | 1 August 2017 | 2017 Herat mosque attack | Herat | Two suicide bombers attacked a Shia mosque in Herat. One of the bombers shot at worshipers with a rifle before detonating himself. | 33 (+2) | 66 | ||
| Afghanistan | 30 August 2017 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in front of the house of an Afghan MP in Jalalabad. The explosion killed two guards and injured another one. A second attacker was killed before he could detonate himself.[26] | 2 (+2) | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 20 October 2017 | 20 October 2017 Afghanistan attacks | Du Layna, Ghor | A suicide bombing in a Sunni mosque of Ghor Province. The main target of the attack was a local commander from the anti-Taliban Jamiat party.[27] [28] | 33 (+1) | 10 | ||
| Afghanistan | 20 October 2017 | Kabul | A suicide bomber attacked inside a Shia mosque in Kabul.[29] | 56 (+1) | 55 | |||
| Afghanistan | 31 October 2017 | Kabul | An ISIS–K suicide bomber blew himself up in Kabul. | 14 (+1) | 13 | |||
| Afghanistan | 7 November 2017 | Kabul | A TV building was attacked in downtown Kabul by three militants. An employee and a security guard were killed. At least one militant blew himself up while the others were killed during a gunfight with security forces. ISIS–K claimed responsibility for the attack.[30] | 2 (+3) | 20 | |||
| Afghanistan | 16 November 2017 | Kabul | At least 19 people including eight police officers and ten civilians were killed in a bomb explosion outside a restaurant in Kabul.[31] [32] [33] | 19 | 10 | |||
| Afghanistan | 18 December 2017 | Kabul | Gunmen attacked a training center of the National Directorate of Security in Kabul, injuring two policemen. All three attackers were gunned downed.[34] | 0 (+3) | 2 | |||
| Afghanistan | 25 December 2017 | Kabul | A suicide bomb attack near the compound of Afghanistan's intelligence agency in Kabul.[35] | 10 (+1) | 5 | |||
| Afghanistan | 28 December 2017 | December 2017 Kabul suicide bombing | Kabul | A suicide bomber stormed a Shi'ite cultural center and news agency in the Afghan capital, killing and wounding some including a number of students attending a conference. Two other bombs were detonated in the zone.[36] [37] | 50 (+1) | 80 |
| Country | Date | Article | Location | Description | data-sort-type="number" | Dead | data-sort-type="number" | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 4 January 2018 | Kabul | A suicide bombing targeted a mobile police checkpoint in Kabul.[38] | 20 | 30 | |||
| Afghanistan | 7 January 2018 | Kunar | Insurgents stormed a security checkpoint in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province.[39] | 3 | 8 | |||
| Afghanistan | 24 January 2018 | 2018 Save the Children Jalalabad attack | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | A complex attack began with a suicide car bomb outside the Save The Children offices in the city of Jalalabad followed by gunmen entering the compound and fighting Afghan special forces.[40] [41] | 6 | 27 | ||
| Afghanistan | 29 January 2018 | Kabul | 11 Afghan soldiers were killed and 16 others were injured when five ISIS–K militants attacked an army post in Kabul. Four attackers were later killed by the security forces and another was arrested.[42] | 11 (+4) | 16 | |||
| Afghanistan | 24 February 2018 | Kabul | A suicide blast in the Shash Darak area of Kabul.[43] [44] | 3 (+1) | 6 | |||
| Afghanistan | 7 March 2018 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | A suicide bomber killed three people including the local head of the Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs.[45] [46] | 3 (+1) | 16 | |||
| Afghanistan | 9 March 2018 | Kabul | A suicide bomber set off explosives in a crowd of Shiite Muslims near a mosque complex in Kabul.[47] | 10 (+1) | 22 | |||
| Afghanistan | 19 March 2018 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | A motorcycle bombing in Jalalabad in the Afghan province of Nangarhar.[48] | 4 | 11 | |||
| Afghanistan | 21 March 2018 | March 2018 Kabul suicide bombing | Kabul | A suicide bombing near a Shiite shrine in Kabul occurred as Afghans celebrated the Persian New Year.[49] [50] | 33 (+1) | 65 | ||
| Afghanistan | 25 March 2018 | Herat | Two suicide bombers attacked a Shiite mosque in Herat, killing three including the two bombers.[51] [52] | 1 (+2) | 9 | |||
| Afghanistan | 30 March 2018 | Watapur, Kunar | A member of the provincial council of Kunar and a religious scholar were killed in a suicide bombing in the Watapur district of Kunar province. A security guard was also wounded in the attack.[53] [54] | 2 (+1) | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 17 April 2018 | Darzab, Jowzjan | IS fighters beheaded a 12-year-old boy in Darzab district in the northern Afghan province of Jowzjan.[55] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 22 April 2018 | 22 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombing | Kabul | A suicide bomb attack at a voter registration centre in the Afghan capital Kabul. The casualties were all civilians most of whom had been waiting outside the office to apply for their IDs to register to vote in the upcoming elections.[56] [57] [58] | 69 (+1) | 120 | ||
| Afghanistan | 22 April 2018 | Chaparhar, Nangarhar | Three brothers were beheaded by ISIS–K militants in Chaparhar district in Nangarhar province in Afghanistan.[59] | 3 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 29 April 2018 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | At least seven people including children and policemen were injured in a bomb attack near a voter registration center in Jalalabad, the capital of the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar.[60] [61] | 0 | 7 | |||
| Afghanistan | 30 April 2018 | 30 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombings | Kabul | Two suicide bombings in the Afghan capital Kabul.[62] [63] | 29 (+2) | 50 | ||
| Afghanistan | 4 June 2018 | Kabul | A suicide bomber detonated his explosives targeting a gathering of Afghanistan's top clerics in Kabul. Afterwards, a magnetic bomb attached to a police car exploded and as a result three people were wounded. | 14 (+1) | 22 | |||
| Afghanistan | 11 June 2018 | Kabul | A suicide bomber detonated his explosives at an Afghan ministry in Kabul. | 17 (+1) | 40 | |||
| Afghanistan | 16 June 2018 | Rodat, Nangarhar | A suicide bomber attacked at a gathering of Taliban and Afghan armed forces in the Rodat district of the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar. | 36 (+1) | 65 | |||
| Afghanistan | 17 June 2018 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | A suicide bomber detonated his explosives near the governor's compound in Afghanistan's eastern city of Jalalabad. | 25 (+1) | 50 | |||
| Afghanistan | 30 June 2018 | Khogyani, Nangarhar | IS militants beheaded at least three people working as attendants for a local school in the Khogyani district of the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar. The school building was also set on fire. | 3 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 1 July 2018 | July 2018 Jalalabad suicide bombing | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in the center of the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, killing at least 20 people including several members of the Sikh minority. | 20 (+1) | 20 | ||
| Afghanistan | 5 July 2018 | Khogyani, Nangarhar | Three Taliban militants including one commander were killed and four civilians injured in a bomb blast in the Khogyani district of the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar. | 0 (+3) | 4 | |||
| Afghanistan | 9 July 2018 | Chaparhar, Nangarhar | At least nine civilians including two children were injured in a bomb explosion in the Chaparhar district of the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar. | 0 | 9 | |||
| Afghanistan | 9 July 2018 | Khogyani, Nangarhar | A Taliban insurgent and a civilian were killed in the Khogyani district of the Afghan province of Nangarhar. | 1(+1) | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 10 July 2018 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | A suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a petrol pump, killing two officials working for Afghanistan's intelligence agency and 10 civilians including children and sparking a fire that burned eight cars in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad. Five other people were taken to hospital. | 12 (+1) | 5 | |||
| Afghanistan | 11 July 2018 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | A militant attack on the building of the provincial education department in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad. One suicide bomber detonated his explosives while two more were shot dead by the security forces in a gunfight lasting several hours. | 12 (+3) | 9 | |||
| Pakistan | 13 July 2018 | 13 July 2018 Pakistan bombings | Mastung, Balochistan | At least 131 people were killed[64] and more than 300 others injured in a suicide bombing at election rally.[65] | 131 | 300+ | ||
| Afghanistan | 15 July 2018 | Kabul | A suicide bomber blew himself up near a government ministry in Kabul. | 8 (+1) | 17 | |||
| Afghanistan | 17 July 2018 | Sayyad District | 27 including some Taliban militants were killed in a suicide bombing that targeted a funeral for a deceased person in the Sayyad district of the northern Afghan province of Sar-e Pol. | 27 (+1) | 23 | |||
| Afghanistan | 20 July 2018 | Bagrami District | A child was injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up before reaching his target in the Bagrami district of Kabul province. | 0 (+1) | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 22 July 2018 | Kabul | At least 23 people including an AFP driver were killed in a suicide bombing near Kabul International Airport as scores of people were leaving the airport after welcoming home Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum from exile. | 23 (+1) | 107 | |||
| Afghanistan | 22 July 2018 | Surkh-Rōd, Nangarhar | A gunman opened fire in a mosque in the Surkh-Rōd district in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar, killing four people and injuring three others, including the mosque's religious leader. | 4 | 3 | |||
| Pakistan | 25 July 2018 | 2018 Quetta suicide bombing | Quetta, Balochistan | At least 31 people including five policemen and two children were killed after a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a polling station in the Pakistani city of Quetta. | 31 (+1) | 40 | ||
| Afghanistan | 28 July 2018 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | Two security guards and a driver were killed after a suicide bomber detonated his explosives and another attacker stormed into a training center for midwives in Jalalabad, the capital of the Afghan province of Nangarhar. The second attacker was shot in an hour-long battle with the security forces. | 3 (+2) | 8 | |||
| Afghanistan | 30 July 2018 | Rodat, Nangarhar | A local tribal elder and three of his family members were killed in a suicide car bomb attack in the Rodat district of the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar. The son of the tribal leader also underwent some injuries in the attack. | 4 (+1) | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 31 July 2018 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | A suicide bomber blew up a car near the entrance to the Department of Refugees and Returnees in the Afghan city of Jalalabad and then two armed men stormed the building. The attackers took several hostages during the attack. Security killed both gunmen after about six hours. | 14 (+3) | 26 | |||
| Afghanistan | 3 August 2018 | Gardez, Paktika | Two militants dressed in burqa entered a Shiite mosque in the town of Gardez in the province of Paktia and opened fire. Both attackers later blew themselves up. | 48 (+2) | 70 | |||
| Afghanistan | 5 August 2018 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | Three officers of the Afghan National Army were killed and three others injured when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in front of an army checkpoint in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad. | 3 (+1) | 3 | |||
| Afghanistan | 15 August 2018 | Kabul | A suicide bombing in an educative academy of Kabul. | 48 | 67 | |||
| Afghanistan | 5 September 2018 | Kabul | Suicide blasts targeted a Kabul Wrestling club and emergency teams, two journalists were among the dead, ISIS–K claimed responsibility for the bombing.[66] [67] [68] [69] | 26 (+2) | 91 | |||
| Afghanistan | 9 September 2018 | Kabul | A suicide bomber on a motorbike blew himself up near a group of people commemorating the death anniversary of a resistance leader in Kabul on Sunday, killing at least seven people and injuring an additional 25, officials said, ISIS–K claimed responsibility for the attack.[70] [71] | 7 (+1) | 25 | |||
| Pakistan | 26 September 2018 | Kalat, Balochistan | Two Pakistani soldiers were killed in the Kalat area of Manghochar Balochistan when they clashed with ISIS–K militants in a compound, all 3 ISIS–K militants were killed.[72] | 2 (+3) | 6 | |||
| Afghanistan | 2 October 2018 | Kama, Nangarhar | A suicide bomber detonated at an election rally in the Kama district of the Nangarhar Province, ISIS–K claimed responsibility through Amaq.[73] [74] | 14 (+1) | 40 | |||
| Afghanistan | 4 October 2018 | Nangarhar | A bomb blast at an office of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), ISIS–K claimed responsibility for the attack.[75] | 2 | 9 | |||
| Afghanistan | 10 October 2018 | Momand Dara, Nangarhar | Three civilians were publicly executed by ISIS–K in a desert court in the Momand Dara District of Nangarhar Province.[76] | 3 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 29 October 2018 | Kabul | A suicide bomber targeting an Independent Election Commission (IEC) in Kabul detonated, ISIS–K claimed responsibility for the attack.[77] [78] | 2 (+1) | 7 | |||
| Afghanistan | 31 October 2018 | Kabul | A suicide bomber targeting a bus carrying employees of Afghanistan's biggest prison in Kabul detonated, ISIS–K claimed responsibility for the attack.[79] [80] | 7 (+1) | 5 | |||
| Afghanistan | 12 November 2018 | Kabul | A suicide bomber detonated his explosives near Pashtunistan Square, in Kabul City center among a crowd of Hazaras who were protesting violence against them, ISIS–K claimed responsibility for the attack.[81] [82] | 6 (+1) | 20 | |||
| Pakistan | 23 November 2018 | 2018 Orakzai bombing | Kalaya | A suicide bomber detonated in a market in the Shi'ite dominated region of Kalaya, northern Pakistan, ISIS–K claimed responsibility.[83] [84] [85] [86] [87] [88] | 34 (+1) | 56 | ||
| Afghanistan | 23 November 2018 | Khost Province | A suicide bombing left 27 Afghan National Army personnel dead in a mosque at an army base in the Khost Province, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.[89] [90] [91] [92] | 27 (+1) | 57 |
| Country | Date | Article | Location | Description | data-sort-type="number" | Dead | data-sort-type="number" | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 15 January 2019 | Kabul | A car driver was killed in Kabul's PD9 when a magnetic bomb exploded while attached to the car. ISIS–K claimed responsibility and said that the person killed was an Afghan intelligence officer.[93] [94] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 5 February 2019 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | A policeman was shot and killed by multiple gunmen in a targeted killing in the city of Jalalabad. The gunmen took the man's weapon away and ISIS–K took responsibility for the attack.[95] [96] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 13 February 2019 | Alingar, Laghman | Two Taliban members were killed in an attack by ISIL Khorasan members in Laghman's Alingar District.[97] | 2 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 6 March 2019 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | A suicide bomber attacked a building company near the Jalalabad Airport, later four gunmen attacked the area. All five attackers were killed in the attack. ISIS–K claimed responsibility for the attack.[98] [99] | 16 (+5) | 10 | |||
| Afghanistan | 7 March 2019 | Kabul | Shelling at a gathering commemorating the death anniversary of Shia leader Abdul Ali Mazari. ISIS–K has claimed responsibility for the attack. One of the attackers was arrested.[100] [101] | 3 | 22 | |||
| Pakistan | 12 April 2019 | 2019 Quetta bombing | Quetta, Balochistan | A suicide blast took place in a potato stall in Shia dominated Hazarganji vegetable market.[102] | 22 | 48+ | ||
| Afghanistan | 20 April 2019 | Kabul | An explosion followed by gunfire targeted the Afghan Ministry of Information, killing 10 (7 civilians, 3 security personnel). The four attackers were all eventually killed.[103] | 10 | 5 | |||
| Afghanistan | 17 August 2019 | 17 August 2019 Kabul bombing | Kabul | A suicide blast took place in the men's reception area of a wedding hall in Kabul, in a Shia neighbourhood, packed with people celebrating a marriage.[104] | 92 | 160+ | ||
| 6 November 2019 | Rudaki, Sughd | Around 20 ISIS militants from Afghanistan conducted an attack on a border post in Tajikistan after crossing into Tajikistan from Afghanistan. The attack resulted in death of a Tajik border guard and a police officer. In the ensuing firefight 15 ISIS militants were killed and five were arrested.[105] [106] | 17 (incl. 15 militants) |
In 2020, ISIS–K claimed responsibility for 76 attacks, all taking place in Afghanistan. Of the 76 claimed attacks, 39 took place in Nangarhar, 24 in Kabul, 8 in Parwan, 3 in Herat, 1 in Badakhshan, and 1 in Paktia. The claimed attacks killed and wounded 759 (756 Afghan, 3 American), predominately civilians.[107]
The group did not conduct any external operations, attacks beyond its traditional operational area of Afghanistan, during 2020.
ISIS–K's most casualty-producing attacks in 2020 included the suicide bombing of a funeral in Nangarhar (133+ casualties), the mass shooting in a Kabul Shia mosque (114 casualties), the complex attack on Kabul University (85 casualties), and the complex attack and prison break in Jalalabad (79 casualties).
ISIS–K did not claim to have performed any beheadings during 2020.
| Country | Date | Article | Location | Description | data-sort-type="number" | Dead | data-sort-type="number" | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 10 January 2020 | January 2020 Quetta bombing | Quetta | On 10 January 2020, a suicide bombing took place inside a Taliban-run mosque located in Ghousabad neighborhood during Maghrib prayer in Quetta's Satellite Town area. The bomb had been planted inside a seminary in the mosque.[108] | 15 (+1) | 19 | ||
| Afghanistan | 6 March 2020 | 6 March 2020 Kabul shooting | Kabul | Two gunmen fired from a building that was under construction.[109] [110] It happened during a ceremony to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the murder by the Taliban of Afghan Shia leader Abdul Ali Mazari. The ceremony was attended by Afghan politician Abdullah Abdullah who escaped unharmed. The two gunmen were killed later the same day. ISIS–K claimed responsibility for the attack.[111] [112] | 32 | 81 | ||
| Afghanistan | 25 March 2020 | Kabul gurdwara attack | Kabul | A suicide blast and an armed assault took place at a Sikh shrine in Kabul. During the attack there were 200 worshippers inside the shrine, among them also Indian citizens. Attackers hold hostages inside which caused a 6 hours lasting shootout. The attack resulted in 25 Sikh whorkshippers killed. After the attack, Afghan and NATO soldiers helped with the clearance operation.[113] | 25 | 8+ | ||
| Afghanistan | 12 May 2020 | May 2020 Afghanistan attacks | Kuz Kunar, Nangarhar | A suicide bombing took place in Kuz Kunar District, Nangarhar Province at the funeral of Shaikh Akram, a police commander who died of a heart attack a day before.[114] [115] [116] [117] | 32 | 133+ | ||
| Afghanistan | 12 May 2020 | May 2020 Afghanistan attacks | Kabul | 16 mothers and eight children and babies are killed after Islamic State militants targeted the maternity unit of a hospital in the predominately Shi'ite Hazara neighborhood of Dashte Barchi Kabul, moving through the 55-bed maternity unit. The three gunmen were later killed during a battle with security forces. The mothers were specifically the main target of the attack according to authorities.[118] | 24 (+3) | 16 | ||
| Afghanistan | 3 August 2020 | Jalalabad prison attack | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | An attack was launched by ISIS–K-affiliated gunmen in Jalalabad prison, in which 200 ISIS–K-affiliated prisoners managed to escape. Three gunmen also died.[119] | 29 (+3) | 50+ | ||
| Afghanistan | 25 October 2020 | Kabul | An Islamic State suicide bomber struck near an education centre in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday.[120] | 18 (+3) | 57 | |||
| Afghanistan | 10 December 2020 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | TV and radio presenter Malalai Maiwand and her driver were killed in a shooting attack on their vehicle in the regional capital Jalalabad. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.[121] | 2 | 0 |
In 2021, ISIS–K claimed responsibility for 343 separate attacks, taking place in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Within Afghanistan, the group claimed 327 attacks: 173 in Nangarhar, 81 in Kabul, 21 in Kunar, 20 in Parwan, 14 in Kunduz, 5 in Samangan, 3 each in Baghlan, Farah, and Logar, 2 in Herat, and one attack each in Takhar and Kandahar provinces. In neighboring Pakistan, the group claimed 16 attacks (all in the Pashtun-dominated Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province): 5 in Peshawar, 4 in Bajaur, 3 in South Waziristan, 2 in Kohat, and 1 each in Orakzai and North Waziristan districts. The claimed attacks killed and wounded 2,092 (2,052 Afghan, 13 American, and 27 Pakistani), predominately civilians.[122]
The group did not conduct any external operations, attacks beyond its traditional operating areas in Afghanistan and Pakistan, during 2021.
ISIS–K's most casualty-producing attacks in 2021 included the suicide bombing at Abbey Gate against civilians and American military (332+ casualties), the suicide bombing of a Shia mosque in Kunduz (193+ casualties), the suicide bombing of a Shia mosque in Kandahar (135+ casualties), and the suicide bombing of a Kabul hospital (75+ casualties).
ISIS–K did not claim to have performed any beheadings during 2021.
| Country | Date | Article | Location | Description | data-sort-type="number" | Dead | data-sort-type="number" | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 3 January 2021 | 2021 Machh attack | Machh, Balochistan | 11 Hazara coal miners are kidnapped near their mine and then killed by Islamic State militants in Mach.[123] | 11 | 0 | ||
| Afghanistan | 2 March 2021 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | Three female media workers are shot dead in Jalalabad.[124] | 3 | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 8 May 2021 | 2021 Kabul school bombing | Kabul | A car bombing followed by two more improvised explosive device (IED) blasts occurred in front of Sayed al-Shuhada school in Dashte Barchi, a predominantly Shia Hazara area in western Kabul. The majority of the casualties were girls between 11 and 15 years old. The attack took place in a neighborhood that has been attacked by militants belonging to ISIS–K over the years. The Taliban blamed the attack on IS–KP.[125] | 90 | 220 | ||
| Afghanistan | 10 May 2021 | Pul-e-Matak, Parwan | A bus was hit by an IED, leaving 2 civilians dead. IS–K claimed the attack, stating that the Shia's on the bus were the target.[126] | 2 | 9 | |||
| Afghanistan | 13 May 2021 | Sardawra, Kunduz | Two civilians including a child were killed after a remote-controlled explosive was detonated. IS–K later claimed responsibility. | 2 | 14 | |||
| Afghanistan | 14 May 2021 | Kabul | 12 people were killed including an Imam while worshipping in a mosque when an IED exploded within the mosque. ISIS later claimed responsibility.[127] [128] | 12 | 15 | |||
| Afghanistan | 2 June 2021 | Kabul | Two bombs were detonated targeting two different buses in Kabul. Both buses were transporting passengers of the Hazara ethnic group. ISIS later claimed the attack via Telegram.[129] | 10 | 12 | |||
| Afghanistan | 8 June 2021 | Baghlan | ISIS–K claimed responsibility for attacking de-mining workers in Baghlan Province (north of the Afghan capital Kabul), 10 de-miners were shot dead.[130] | 10 | 16 | |||
| Afghanistan | 12 June 2021 | Kabul | ISIS–K claimed responsibility for planting sticky bombs onto two vans carrying Shi'ites in a part of Kabul, creating two car bombs.[131] | 7 | 4+ | |||
| Afghanistan | 20 July 2021 | Kabul | ISIS–K took responsibility for three rocket attacks which landed outside Afghan government presidential palace. Afghan president, Ashraf Ghani and other government and security officials were taking part in prayer at the time of the attack. No casualties were reported in the attack.[132] | 0 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 27 July 2021 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | ISIS–K claimed responsibility for the assassination of a NDS operative.[133] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 28 July 2021 | Kunduz | ISIS–K operatives abducted an Afghan police officer and released a video of them executing him with a pistol in the Kunduz area. | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 29 July 2021 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | ISIS–K claimed responsibility for assassinating an employee of the Pakistani embassy in Jalalabad.[134] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 1 August 2021 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | ISIS–K claimed responsibility for the assassination of a rival Taliban operative in Jalalabad. | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 2 August 2021 | Herat | ISIS–K claimed responsibility for detonating an explosive device targeting a bus full of Shias in the city of Herat.[135] [136] | 3 | 10 | |||
| Afghanistan | 9 August 2021 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | ISIS–K claimed responsibility for assassinating a former officer of the Afghan army in Jalalabad.[137] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 26 August 2021 | 2021 Kabul airport attack | Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul | An ISIS–K suicide bomber blew himself up at the Kabul airport, killing 170 Afghan civilians and 13 U.S. military personnel. The killed Americans were identified as 10 U.S. Marines, two soldiers and one U.S. Navy medic. Three of the killed Afghans were British citizens. More than 200 other people were wounded, including a number of Taliban members and 18 Americans.[138] | 183 | 200+ | ||
| Afghanistan | 18 September 2021 | Jalalabad and Kabul | A series of bomb attacks in Jalalabad and Kabul City killed 7 people, including 2 Taliban fighters, and injured 30 others. ISIS took responsibility for the series of bomb attacks and claimed that it killed or wounded more than 35 Taliban fighters in those bomb attacks.[139] [140] | 7 | 30 | |||
| Afghanistan | 22 September 2021 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | Two Taliban fighters and a civilian were killed in an attack by gunmen affiliated with Islamic State on security checkpoint in Jalalabad City, according to eyewitness and security officials.[141] | 3 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 3 October 2021 | Kabul | An explosion at the entrance to the Eidgah Mosque in Kabul left at least five people dead, where a memorial service was held for the mother of Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. ISIS–K later claimed responsibility, saying it targeted and killed several Taliban operatives.[142] | 5 | 7 | |||
| Afghanistan | 6 October 2021 | Khost | ISIS–K claimed responsibility for a grenade attack on a religious school in the city of Khost, killing at least 7 people including at least one Taliban fighter.[143] [144] | 7 | 15+ | |||
| Afghanistan | 8 October 2021 | 2021 Kunduz mosque bombing | Kunduz | On October 8, a Uyghur Islamic State militant, by the name of Muhammad al-Uyghuri killed 55–100 people and injured dozens more after launching a suicide bombing on a Shi'ite mosque in the city of Kunduz.[145] [146] [147] [148] | 55 | 100+ | ||
| Afghanistan | 15 October 2021 | 2021 Kandahar bombing | Kandahar | A suicide bombing occurred at the Imam Bargah mosque, a Shia mosque during Friday prayers in Kandahar, killing at least 65 people and wounding more than 70 others. The Islamic State – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the attack via their Amaq News Agency.[149] | 65 | 70+ | ||
| Afghanistan | 2 November 2021 | 2021 Kabul hospital attack | Kabul | On 2 November 2021, bombers and gunmen attacked Daoud Khan Military Hospital in Kabul. Militants attacked the hospital at its entrance gate by explosion and caused another explosion nearby, then continued the attack using guns. The Taliban said that they killed four attackers and arrested another. | 25 | 50+ | ||
| Afghanistan | 13 November 2021 | Kabul | At least 2 killed and at least 5 injured in IED explosion which struck a bus in traveling on the main avenue in Kabul Dashti Barchi neighborhood. | 2 | 5 | |||
| Afghanistan | 17 November 2021 | Kabul | Twin blasts in western Kabul's Dasht-e Barchi neighborhood killed one and wounded six others.[150] | 1 | 6 | |||
| Pakistan | 24 November 2021 | Rawalpindi, Punjab | On 24 November 2021, ISIS–K delineates "Khorasan Province" from "Pakistan Province" in attack claims, one involving targeted killing in Rawalpindi.[151] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 23 December 2021 | Kabul | A car bomb exploded near the gate outside the main passport department office in Kabul.[152] [153] Islamic State later claims responsibility for the attack. | 0 | 0 |
In 2022, ISIS–K claimed responsibility for 196 separate attacks, taking place in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Uzbekistan. Within Afghanistan, the group claimed 154 attacks: 50 in the capital city of Kabul, 32 in Kunar, 22 in Nangarhar, 11 in Takhar, 8 in Balkh, 8 in Kunduz, 5 in Logar, 4 in Herat, 4 in Laghman, 3 in Badakhshan, 1 in Parwan, 1 in Samangan, and 1 unknown. In neighboring Pakistan, the group claimed 26 attacks (all in the Pashtun-dominated Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province): 20 in Bajaur, 18 in Peshawar, 2 in South Waziristan, and 1 unknown. The claimed attacks killed and wounded 1,294 (964 Afghan, 312 Pakistani), predominately civilians.
The group launched its first claimed attack against Afghanistan's northern neighbor, Uzbekistan, in April 2022, targeting Uzbek forces with ten Katyusha missiles launched from Afghan territory.
ISIS–K's most casualty-producing attacks in 2022 included the March bombing of a Shia mosque in Peshawar (265 casualties), September bombing of an educational center in Kabul (162), April bombing of a Shia mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif (100), and August bombing of a Shia mosque in Kabul (50).[154]
ISIS–K conducted 2 beheadings in 2022. On 15 March, the group beheaded a purported Afghan spy in Kabul city.[155] On 11 July, the group beheaded an Afghan Talib in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif.[156] Images of the results of both beheadings were published in the Islamic State's an-Naba newsletter.
| Country | Date | Article | Location | Description | data-sort-type="number" | Dead | data-sort-type="number" | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1 January 2022 | District 5, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 6 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 1 January 2022 | District 5, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 3 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 4 January 2022 | Mahmandarah, Nangarhar | ISIS–K attacked a supposed Afghan spy | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 10 January 2022 | District 8, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 7 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 11 January 2022 | Bel Minarha, Herat | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using rifles and looted a dropped rifle | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 12 January 2022 | District 9, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 2 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 13 January 2022 | District 4, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 6 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 14 January 2022 | Salim Karwan, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 2 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 14 January 2022 | Suki, Kunar | ISIS–K attacked a Taliban military base using rifles and rocket-propelled grenades | 0 | 2 | |||
| Pakistan | 14 January 2022 | Shekel, Kunar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 0 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 16 January 2022 | District 5, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 8 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 16 January 2022 | District 22, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 5 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 16 January 2022 | District 5, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 5 (claimed) | ||||
| Pakistan | 16 January 2022 | Peshawar | ISIS–K assassinated a supposed Pakistani spy using a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 16 January 2022 | Badkor, Suki, Kunar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban with an unidentified weapon | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 22 January 2022 | District 12, Herat City, Herat | ISIS–K attacked a group of Afghan Shia Muslims using an unidentified explosive device | 20 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 23 January 2022 | Taloqan, Takhar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using a pistol and looted a rifle | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 24 January 2022 | Takht Shah, Logar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using rifles | 2 | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 25 January 2022 | Kama, Nangarhar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 0 | 4 | |||
| Afghanistan | 30 January 2022 | Bisht, Sercano, Kunar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using rifles | 1 | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 2 February 2022 | Deukal, Suki, Kunar | ISIS–K burned the house of a Taliban military leader | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 3 February 2022 | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | ISIS–K attacked Pakistani police using rifles | 2 | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 3 February 2022 | Taloqan, Takhar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using rifles and looted a dropped rifle | 2 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 3 February 2022 | Peshawar | ISIS–K attacked an Afghan Talib using a pistol and looted two rifles and a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 3 February 2022 | Imam Sahib, Kunduz | ISIS–K killed an Afghan Talib using a knife | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 3 February 2022 | Kunduz City, Kunduz | ISIS–K killed a Shia Muslim weeks after his capture by the group | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 3 February 2022 | Imam, Taloqan, Takhar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using rifles | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 7 February 2022 | Kama, Nangarhar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 14 February 2022 | Suki, Kunar | ISIS–K attacked a Taliban military barracks using rifles and rocket-propelled grenades | 0 | 2 | |||
| Afghanistan | 14 February 2022 | Suki, Kunar | ISIS–K attacked a single Afghan Talib using a rifle | 0 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 15 February 2022 | Hazar Naw, Mahmandarah, Nangarhar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using rifles | 7 | 2 | |||
| Afghanistan | 19 February 2022 | Nad Ali, Helmand | ISIS–K attacked an Afghan Shia Muslim using a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 19 February 2022 | Nad Ali, Helmand | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 23 February 2022 | Suki, Kunar | ISIS–K attacked a Taliban military barracks using rifles and rocket-propelled grenades | 0 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 27 February 2022 | Jahartaq, Kunduz | ISIS–K killed an Afghan Talib and confiscated his weapon | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 4 March 2022 | 2022 Peshawar mosque bombing | Peshawar | On 4 March 2022, an Islamic State suicide bomber blew himself up at a Shiite mosque in Peshawar, killing at least 63 people.[157] | 63 (+1) | 196 | ||
| Afghanistan | 4 March 2022 | Nad Ali, Helmand | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban in their home using hand grenades | 2 | 3 | |||
| Afghanistan | 5 March 2022 | Ghani Khel, Nangarhar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using rifles | 1 | 3 | |||
| Afghanistan | 5 March 2022 | Deukal, Suki, Kunar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using rifles | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 8 March 2022 | Sibi, Balochistan | On 8 March 2022, a suicide bomber detonated a suicide vest killing six Pakistani paramilitary men and injuring 22 more.[158] | 6 (+1) | 22 | |||
| Afghanistan | 8 March 2022 | Kunduz City, Kunduz | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 10 March 2022 | Garmunk, Bajaur | ISIS–K attacked Pakistani military soldiers using rifles | 1 | 1 | |||
| Pakistan | 10 March 2022 | Khyber Junction, Peshawar | ISIS–K shot at Pakistani police using a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 10 March 2022 | Deukal, Suki, Kunar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 0 | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 15 March 2022 | Basul, Mohmand Dara, Nangarhar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 5 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 15 March 2022 | Kabul | ISIS–K beheaded a supposed Afghan spy captured in Kabul on camera | 2 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 15 March 2022 | Phoebe, Peshawar | ISIS–K shot at Pakistani police using a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 15 March 2022 | Asadabad, Kunar | ISIS–K attacked a Taliban military base using rifles and rocket-propelled grenades | 1 | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 16 March 2022 | Dibet, Watapur, Kunar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 0 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 17 March 2022 | Lashkar Gah, Helmand | ISIS–K killed an Afghan Talib and looted his pistol and motorcycle | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 27 March 2022 | Pul-e Alam, Logar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using rifles | 0 | 2 | |||
| Afghanistan | 1 April 2022 | District 12, Herat City, Herat | ISIS–K attacked a group of Afghan Shia Muslims using an unidentified explosive device | 30 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 2 April 2022 | District 5, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 3 (claimed) | ||||
| Pakistan | 8 April 2022 | Mamond, Bajaur | ISIS–K shot at Pakistani police using a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 8 April 2022 | District 4, Kunduz City, Kunduz | ISIS–K destroyed an Afghan power line using an unidentified explosive device | 0 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 9 April 2022 | District 5, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 5 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 9 April 2022 | District 8, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 5 (claimed) | ||||
| Pakistan | 12 April 2022 | Mamond, Bajaur | ISIS–K killed a preacher it accused as being apostatic and blasphemous using an unidentified explosive device | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 15 April 2022 | Bara Khyber, Peshawar | ISIS–K killed a preacher it accused as being apostatic and blasphemous using a pistol | 0 | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 15 April 2022 | Dara-e Nur, Nangarhar | ISIS–K assassinated a supposed Afghan spy using rifles | 2 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 17 April 2022 | Khar, Bajaur | ISIS–K shot at Pakistani police using a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 17 April 2022 | Salarzo, Bajaur | ISIS–K destroyed a Pakistani cellular communications tower using an unidentified explosive device | 0 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 18 April 2022 | Takht Shah, Logar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using rifles | 1 | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 18 April 2022 | Shekel, Kunar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 1 | 0 | |||
| 18 April 2022 | Termez, Surxondaryo | ISIS–K launched ten Katyusha missiles into the city of Termez from Afghan soil, targeting Uzbek military forces | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Afghanistan | 19 April 2022 | District 6, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 7 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 19 April 2022 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using rifles | 3 | 2 | |||
| Afghanistan | 20 April 2022 | District 4, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 5 (claimed) | ||||
| Pakistan | 20 April 2022 | Peshawar | ISIS–K shot at Pakistani police using a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 21 April 2022 | 2022 Mazar-i-Sharif mosque bombing | Mazar-i-Sharif | A bomb exploded at a Shiite mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif during Friday prayers, killing 31 people and wounding 87. | 31 | 87 | ||
| Afghanistan | 21 April 2022 | Kunduz Airport, Kunduz | ISIS–K attacked aircrew members using an unidentified explosive device | 15 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 21 April 2022 | Khogyani, Nangarhar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 4 | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 21 April 2022 | Taloqan, Takhar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using a pistol | 0 | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 21 April 2022 | District 5, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | Unknown | ||||
| Afghanistan | 22 April 2022 | District 3, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 5 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 24 April 2022 | Fayzabad, Badakhshan | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 1 | 2 | |||
| Afghanistan | 24 April 2022 | Taloqan, Takhar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using rifles | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 26 April 2022 | District 12, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 10 (claimed) | ||||
| Pakistan | 26 April 2022 | Mamond, Bajaur | ISIS–K killed a preacher it accused as being apostatic and blasphemous using a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 27 April 2022 | Wana, South Waziristan | ISIS–K shot at Pakistani police using a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 28 April 2022 | District 10, Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh | ISIS–K attacked a group of Afghan Shia Muslims using an unidentified explosive device | 15 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 28 April 2022 | District 3, Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh | ISIS–K attacked a group of Afghan Shia Muslims using an unidentified explosive device | 15 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 28 April 2022 | Jabarhar, Nangarhar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using rifles | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 29 April 2022 | Mamond, Bajaur | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 1 | 3 | |||
| Afghanistan | 29 April 2022 | Shalanky, Parwan | ISIS–K destroyed an Afghan power line using an unidentified explosive device | 0 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 30 April 2022 | District 6, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked a group of Afghan Shia Muslims using an unidentified explosive device | 10 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 30 April 2022 | Suki, Kunar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 2 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 30 April 2022 | Kabul | ISIS–K destroyed an Afghan power line using an unidentified explosive device | 0 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 2 May 2022 | Wana, South Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | ISIS–K shot at Pakistani police using a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 7 May 2022 | Achin, Nangarhar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 1 | 2 | |||
| Afghanistan | 7 May 2022 | Deukal, Suki, Kunar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 2 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 7 May 2022 | District 17, Kabul | ISIS–K destroyed an Afghan power line using an unidentified explosive device | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 May 2022 | Khwaja Ghar, Takhar | ISIS–K launched seven Katyusha missiles from Takhar into Tajikistan, targeting Tajik military forces | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Afghanistan | 8 May 2022 | Mohmand Dara, Nangarhar | ISIS–K attacked a Taliban military barracks using rifles and rocket-propelled grenades | 3 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 10 May 2022 | Salarzo, Bajaur | ISIS–K attacked a Pakistani police base with rifles and rocket-propelled grenades | 0 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 13 May 2022 | Alinkar, Laghman | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | Unknown | ||||
| Pakistan | 15 May 2022 | Peshawar | ISIS–K killed two Pakistani Sikhs using a rifle | 2 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 15 May 2022 | Norkal, Kunar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using rifles | 1 | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 17 May 2022 | District 17, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 5 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 18 May 2022 | District 4, Nangarhar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using a pistol | 2 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 19 May 2022 | District 5, Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 10 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 19 May 2022 | Kunduz City, Kunduz | ISIS–K attacked an Afghan Shia Muslims using a pistol | 3 | 1 | |||
| Pakistan | 19 May 2022 | Peshawar | ISIS–K attacked Pakistani police using rifles | 2 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 19 May 2022 | District 4, Taloqan, Takhar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using a pistol and looted a rifle | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 20 May 2022 | Kunduz City, Kunduz | ISIS–K attacked a group of Afghan Shia Muslims using an unidentified explosive device | 10 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 21 May 2022 | District 6, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 21 May 2022 | Watapur, Kunar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using a pistol | 0 | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 22 May 2022 | Airport Road, Kabul | ISIS–K detonated a suicide vest among a gathering of Afghan Taliban morning the death of Akhtar Mansour | Unknown | ||||
| Afghanistan | 22 May 2022 | Tangi Tashgargan, Samangan | ISIS–K destroyed an Afghan power line using an unidentified explosive device | Unknown | ||||
| Afghanistan | 25 May 2022 | District 10, Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh | ISIS–K attacked a group of Afghan Shia Muslims using an unidentified explosive device | 20 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 25 May 2022 | District 5, Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh | ISIS–K attacked a group of Afghan Shia Muslims using an unidentified explosive device | 10 (claimed) | ||||
| Pakistan | 25 May 2022 | Peshawar | ISIS–K shot at Pakistani police using a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 26 May 2022 | Peshawar | ISIS–K shot and wounded a Pakistani police officer using a pistol | 0 | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 29 May 2022 | District 11, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 3 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 29 May 2022 | Nangarhar | ISIS–K attacked a supposed Afghan spy | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 29 May 2022 | Peshawar | ISIS–K attacked Pakistani police using rifles | 0 | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 30 May 2022 | Norkal, Kunar | ISIS–K killed a supposed Afghan spy and looted a rifle | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 31 May 2022 | District 11, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 5 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 31 May 2022 | Achin, Nangarhar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban with an unidentified weapon | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 1 June 2022 | Imam Sahib, Kunduz | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 1 June 2022 | Asadabad, Kunar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | Unknown | ||||
| Afghanistan | 2 June 2022 | Pul-e Alam, Logar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using rifles | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 3 June 2022 | Norkal, Kunar | ISIS–K attacked a Taliban military barracks using rifles and rocket-propelled grenades | Unknown | ||||
| Afghanistan | 5 June 2022 | District 4, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 3 | 1 | |||
| Pakistan | 5 June 2022 | Bajaur | ISIS–K assassinated a supposed Pakistani spy using a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 10 June 2022 | Pul-e Charki, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked jailers at Kabul's Pul-e Charki prison using unidentified explosive devices | 6 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 10 June 2022 | Khar Bridge, Bajaur | ISIS–K attacked Pakistani police with hand grenades | 0 | 2 | |||
| Afghanistan | 11 June 2022 | Airport, Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using rifles | 10 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 11 June 2022 | Asadabad, Kunar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 2 | 2 | |||
| Afghanistan | 13 June 2022 | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 32 (claimed) | |||||
| Afghanistan | 13 June 2022 | Pul-e Charki, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked jailers at Kabul's Pul-e Charki prison using unidentified explosive devices | 7 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 13 June 2022 | Alinkar, Laghman | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using rifles | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 14 June 2022 | Suki, Kunar | ISIS–K attacked a Taliban military base using rifles and rocket-propelled grenades | 1 | 3 | |||
| Afghanistan | 15 June 2022 | Alinkar, Laghman | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 0 | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 17 June 2022 | Kabul | ISIS–K attacked worshippers in a Hindu and Sikh temple using a rifle and eight hand grenades as well as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) and four unidentified explosive devices | 20 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 17 June 2022 | Norkal, Kunar | ISIS–K attacked a Taliban military vehicle with rifles and rocket-propelled grenades | 5 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 19 June 2022 | Ghani Khel, Nangarhar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 5 (claimed) | ||||
| Pakistan | 19 June 2022 | Peshawar | ISIS–K shot at Pakistani police using a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 8 July 2022 | District 9, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 2 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 9 July 2022 | Mano Gai, Kunar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 9 July 2022 | Tabur, Kunar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 0 | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 11 July 2022 | Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh | ISIS–K beheaded an Afghan Talib on camera | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 12 July 2022 | Mamond, Bajaur | ISIS–K assassinated a supposed Pakistani spy using a pistol | 2 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 13 July 2022 | District 2, Pul-e Alam, Logar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Shia Muslims using rifles | 4 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 15 July 2022 | District 22, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 5 (claimed) | ||||
| Pakistan | 16 July 2022 | Barracks, Peshawar | ISIS–K attacked Pakistani police using rifles | 2 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 16 July 2022 | District 5, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 23 July 2022 | Imam Sahib, Kunduz | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 3 | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 24 July 2022 | District 9, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 5 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 1 August 2022 | Deukal, Suki, Kunar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 6 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 3 August 2022 | Kabul | Two Taliban police officers were killed and four were wounded during a gunbattle with Islamic State gunmen at a hideout in Kabul. Three Islamic State militants were also killed.[159] | 2 (+3) | 4 | |||
| Afghanistan | 5 August 2022 | Jabarhar, Nangarhar | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 5 August 2022 | Kabul | On 5 August 2022, eight people were killed and 18 others were injured when a bomb hidden in a cart exploded near a Shiite mosque in Kabul. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.[160] | 8 | 18 | |||
| Afghanistan | 7 August 2022 | District 1, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked a group of Afghan Shia Muslims using an unidentified explosive device | 10 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 15 August 2022 | District 3, Kabul | ISIS–K attacked Afghan Taliban using an unidentified explosive device | 9 (claimed) | ||||
| Pakistan | 15 August 2022 | Salarzo, Bajaur | ISIS–K attacked and wounded an unspecified Pakistani political leader and his companion using an unidentified explosive device | 0 | 2 | |||
| Afghanistan | 30 September 2022 | September 2022 Kabul school bombing | Kabul | A suicide bomber blew himself up at the Kaaj education center in Dashte Barchi, a Hazara neighborhood in Kabul, killing at least 52 people.[161] | 52+ | 110 | ||
| Afghanistan | 2 December 2022 | Kabul | Two attackers opened fire on the Pakistan Chargé d'Affaires Ubaid-ur-Rehman Nizamani at the Pakistani embassy compound in Kabul wounding his bodyguard.[162] | 0 | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 12 December 2022 | 2022 Kabul hotel attack | Kabul | 3 ISIS–K militants set off explosives and set fire to the Longan Hotel in Kabul due to its ties to the Chinese government. Six people were killed, including the attackers, and another 18 were injured, including foreign and Afghan civilians and Taliban soldiers.[163] | 3 (+3) | 18 | ||
In 2023, ISIS–K claimed responsibility for 48 separate attacks, all in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Within Afghanistan, the group claimed 22 attacks: 7 in the capital city of Kabul, 6 in Kunar, 3 in Badakhshan, 2 in Herat, Nangarhar, and 1 in Baghlan. In neighboring Pakistan, the group claimed 26 attacks (all in the Pashtun-dominated Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province): 18 in Bajaur District, 7 in the provincial capital city Peshawar, and 1 in Hangu District. The claimed attacks killed and wounded 653 (370 Afghan, 283 Pakistani), predominately civilians. ISIS–K's most casualty-producing attacks in 2023 included the July bombing of a Pakistani political rally (244 casualties), October bombing of a Shia mosque in Pul-e-Khumri (74), June bombing of a funeral gathering in Fayazabad (70), and January bombing of Afghan Taliban at Kabul International Airport (50).[164]
ISIS–K did not claim to have performed any beheadings during 2023.
| Country | Date | Article | Location | Description | data-sort-type="number" | Dead | data-sort-type="number" | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 1 January 2023 | 2023 Kabul airport bombing | Kabul | An attacker detonated a bomb outside the entrance to the military portion of Kabul International Airport.[165] | 20 (claimed) | 30 (claimed) | ||
| Afghanistan | 11 January 2023 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan bombing | Kabul | A suicide bomber detonated outside the Taliban foreign ministry office in Kabul, reportedly during the visit of a Chinese delegation.[166] | 20+ | |||
| Pakistan | 14 February 2023 | Mamond, Bajaur | ISIS–K assassinated a supposed Pakistani spy using an unidentified explosive[167] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 8 March 2023 | District 15, Herat City | ISIS–K attacked an Taliban bureaucrat and his associates driving in Herat with rifles | 1 | 2 | |||
| Afghanistan | 9 March 2023 | Balkh | ISIS–K killed Taliban governor of Balkh Province, Mohammad Dawood Muzammil, in a suicide-vest attack on the provincial headquarters[168] [169] | 2 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 11 March 2023 | Balkh | ISIS–K attacked Shia civilians using an unidentified explosive | 30 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 15 March 2023 | Shirzad, Nangarhar | ISIS–K attacked an unidentified Afghan government leader and his associates using an unidentified explosive[170] | 0 | 4 | |||
| Afghanistan | 15 March 2023 | District 5, Kabul City | ISIS–K assassinated an Afghan Talib using a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 27 March 2023 | Kabul City | ISIS–K attacked diplomats at the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs using a suicide vest[171] | 20 (claimed) | ||||
| Pakistan | 27 March 2023 | Tarkho, Bajaur | ISIS–K assassinated a supposed Pakistani spy using a pistol[172] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 31 March 2023 | Dir Colony, Peshawar | ISIS–K killed a Sikh man using a pistol[173] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 1 April 2023 | Peshawar City | ISIS–K killed a Christian man using a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 12 April 2023 | Bajaur | ISIS–K assassinated an Afghan Talib using a pistol[174] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 5 May 2023 | Inayat Kali, Bajaur | ISIS–K killed an unidentified rival militant group member using an unidentified explosive[175] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 28 May 2023 | Bilal Colony, Peshawar | ISIS–K killed a supposed Pakistani spy using a pistol[176] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 1 June 2023 | Peshawar City | ISIS–K killed a preacher it accused as being apostatic and blasphemous using a pistol[177] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 3 June 2023 | Bedda Pera, Bajaur | ISIS–K killed a preacher it accused as being apostatic and blasphemous using a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 6 June 2023 | Badakhshan | ISIS–K attacked the car of the Badakhshan deputy governor and his associates using a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) | 2 | 2 | |||
| Afghanistan | 6 June 2023 | Faizabad, Badakhshan | ISIS–K attacked Badakhshan provincial government leaders using a suicide vest | |||||
| Afghanistan | 8 June 2023 | Faizabad, Badakhshan | ISIS–K attacked a funeral gathering for a leader killed by ISIS–K two days prior using a suicide-vest[178] | 20 | 50 | |||
| Pakistan | 22 June 2023 | Inayat Kali, Bajaur | ISIS–K assassinated a Pakistani political leader using a pistol[179] | 1 | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 23 June 2023 | Herat City | ISIS–K attacked a group of Afghan Talibs using rifles[180] | 30 (claimed) | ||||
| Pakistan | 23 June 2023 | Rashid Garhi, Peshawar | ISIS–K shot and wounded a Sikh man using a pistol | 0 | 1 | |||
| Pakistan | 24 June 2023 | Yakatot, Peshawar | ISIS–K killed a Sikh man using a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 2 July 2023 | Deukal, Suki, Kunar | ISIS–K killed two Afghan Taliban using rifles and looted the drop weapons[181] | 2 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 30 July 2023 | 2023 Khar bombing | Khar, Bajaur | An ISIS–K suicide bomber detonated an explosive at a Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) rally in Khar.[182] | 55+ | 200+ | ||
| Afghanistan | 1 August 2023 | Suki, Kunar | ISIS–K killed a supposed Afghan spy | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 16 August 2023 | Inayat Kali, Bajaur | ISIS–K shot and wounded a supposed Pakistan spy using rifles[183] | 0 | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 21 August 2023 | Dar al-Aman, Kabul City | ISIS–K attacked an Afghan government leader and his associates using a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device | 5 (claimed) | ||||
| Pakistan | 26 August 2023 | Mamond, Bajaur | ISIS–K assassinated a supposed Pakistani spy using a pistol[184] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 4 September 2023 | Inayat, Bajaur | ISIS–K assassinated an alleged Pakistani spy using a pistol[185] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 7 September 2023 | Mamond, Bajaur | An ISIS–K attacker detonated an explosive on a motorcycle carrying to Taliban killing both.[186] | 2 (claimed) | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 25 September 2023 | Suki, Kunar | ISIS–K assassinated a Talib using rifles[187] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 29 September 2023 | 2023 Mastung bombing | Mastung, Balochistan | A suspected ISIS–K suicide bomber detonated an explosive during an Eid Milad-ul-Nabi procession. ISIS–K did not claim responsibility | 60 | 50–70 | ||
| Pakistan | 29 September 2023 | Hangu mosque bombing | Hangu | One vehicle of explosives detonated at the entrance to a packed mosque, a suicide bomber detonated inside the mosque, other attackers shot at police | 5 | 12 | ||
| Afghanistan | 3 October 2023 | Mazar Valley, Kunar | ISIS–K assassinated a Talib using a rifle | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 9 October 2023 | Suki, Kunar | ISIS–K assassinated an alleged spy of the Afghan government using a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 13 October 2023 | 2023 Pul-i-Khumri bombing | Pul-e-Khumri, Baghlan | An ISIS–K suicide bomber detonated a suicide vest in the Hazarat Shia Imam Zaman Mosque in Pul-e-Khumri, capital of Baghlan Province.[188] | 7+ | 15 | ||
| Pakistan | 24 October 2023 | Salarzi, Bajaur | An attacker assassinated a reported Pakistani intelligence officer in a market using a pistol | 1 (claimed) | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 26 October 2023 | Dasht-e-Barji, Kabul | An ISIS–K attacker detonated a suitcase bomb in a Shia gathering in Kabul City | 30 (claimed) | ||||
| Pakistan | 27 October 2023 | Inayat, Bajaur | ISIS–K assassinated a leader of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (affiliate of Lashkar-e-Taiba) with a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 29 October 2023 | Mamond, Bajaur | ISIS–K assassinated a Talib using a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 5 November 2023 | Inayat, Bajaur | ISIS–K attempted to assassinate a Pakistani spy using a pistol, wounding him[189] | 0 | 1 (claimed) | |||
| Pakistan | 6 November 2023 | Pashtakhrah, Peshawar | ISIS–K assassinated a supposed Pakistany spy using a pistol | 1 (claimed) | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 7 November 2023 | Kabul | ISIS–K detonated an explosive planted in a Shia-filled bus in Kabul City | 30 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 10 November 2023 | Narnak, Kunar | ISIS–K assassinated a Talib using an explosive[190] | 1 (claimed) | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 11 November 2023 | Mamond, Bajaur | ISIS–K detonated a suicide vest assassinating an alleged Pakistani intelligence officer | 1 (claimed) | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 12 November 2023 | Inayat, Bajaur | ISIS–K assassinated a Talib with a pistol | 1 (claimed) | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 21 December 2023 | Khar, Bajaur | ISIS–K bombed a vehicle killing a vehicle claiming to kill a Pakistani intelligence officer | 1 (claimed) | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 21 December 2023 | Mamond, Bajaur | ISIS–K detonated two explosives in Douma Dula claiming to have killed four Pakistani spies | 4 (claimed) | 0 | |||
As of July, ISIS–K has conducted one beheading in 2024. ISIS-K attackers abducted a man, alleged by the group to by a spy for the Afghan Taliban, in Suki District, Kunar Province, interrogated him, and beheaded him on 19 January 2024 (7 Rajab 1445 A.H.). The Islamic State published a photo of his severed head atop his corpse in the organization's weekly newsletter. The group's last beheading took place on 11 July 2022.
| Country | Date | Article | Location | Description | data-sort-type="number" | Dead | data-sort-type="number" | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2 January 2024 | Suki, Kunar Province | ISIS–K killed a supposed spy of the Afghan government using a pistol.[191] | 1 | 0 | |||
| 3 January 2024 | 2024 Kerman bombings | Kerman, Kerman province | Two explosives were detonated during a commemorative ceremony marking the assassination of Qasem Soleimani at his tomb in eastern Kerman, Iran.[192] | 103 | 284 | |||
| Afghanistan | 6 January 2024 | Dasht-e-Partish, Kabul | An explosive placed inside a bus crowded with Shia Muslims detonated west of Kabul killing or injuring up to 20 Shia[193] | 20 (claimed) | ||||
| Pakistan | 7 January 2024 | Mamund, Bajaur | An explosive was detonated on a Pakistani police vehicle, ISIS claims to have destroyed the vehicle, killed 5, and wounded 25 others | 5 (claimed) | 25 (claimed) | |||
| Afghanistan | 9 January 2024 | Kabul | ISIS–K attackers detonated a vehicle-born improvised explosive device on a vehicle carrying employees of the Pul-e-Charki maximum security prison. | 10 (claimed) | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 12 January 2024 | Ali Zai, Bajaur | ISIS–K wounded a supposed Pakistani spy using a bomb.[194] | 0 | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 19 January 2024 | Suki, Kunar Province | ISIS–K beheaded a supposed spy from the Afghan government.[195] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 31 January 2024 | Siddiqabad, Bajaur | An independent candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party was assassinated shortly before the 2024 Pakistani general election[196] [197] | 1 | 3 | |||
| Pakistan | 27 February 2024 | Mamond, Bajaur | ISIS–K killed two alleged Pakistani intelligence spies with a pistol[198] | 2 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 5 March 2024 | Bara, Khyber | ISIS–K assassinated a member of the Afghan Taliban with a pistol[199] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 16 March 2024 | Mamond, Bajaur | ISIS–K killed a supposed Pakistani spy using a pistol | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 21 March 2024 | 2024 Kandahar New Kabul Bank bombing | Police District 1, Kandahar | An ISIS–K suicide bomber detonated outside the Kabul Bank in Kandahar City. ISIS–K claimed the attack and published the attacker's alias, Muawiya Panjshiri | 21+ | 50+ | ||
| 22 March 2024 | Crocus City Hall attack | Krasnogorsk | The group's first attack outside southwest Asia, at least four gunman launched an attack on a concert hall and shopping mall in Krasnogorsk, with rifles and incendiaries, killing at least 135.[200] The attack was claimed by ISIS–K.[201] | 139+ | 182+ | |||
| Pakistan | 25 March 2024 | Suki, Kunar Province | ISIS–K detonated an explosive on a Taliban government vehicle wounding a Talib and damaging the vehicle | 0 | 1 | |||
| Pakistan | 3 April 2024 | Ghulam Khan, North Waziristan | ISIS-K reportedly assassinated a JuI-F politician using rifles[202] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 6 April 2024 | Mamund, Bajaur | ISIS–K attacked Pakistani police using an unidentified explosive device | 1 | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 9 April 2024 | Qala Murad Beg, Kabul | ISIS–K detonated an explosive strapped to an fuel truck, destroying it.[203] | 0 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 20 April 2024 | District 6, Kabul | ISIS–K detonated an explosive strapped to a bus full of Shia Muslims.[204] [205] | 10 (claimed) | ||||
| Afghanistan | 29 April 2024 | Andisheh, Guzara, Herat | An ISIS–K gunman opened fire in a Shia mosque during prayers, killing the Imam and five others.[206] | 6 | 1 | |||
| Afghanistan | 8 May 2024 | Fayzabad, Badakhshan | ISIS–K detonated an explosive attached to a motorcycle beside a Taliban police convoy.[207] [208] | 3 | 5 | |||
| Afghanistan | 17 May 2024 | 2024 Bamyan shooting | Bamyan | An ISIS attacker approached on foot the vehicles of a Spanish tourist group and opened fire.[209] | 6 | 8 | ||
| Afghanistan | 20 May 2024 | Kandahar City, Kandahar | After surveilling bus routes, an ISIS–K attacker detonated an explosive-packed vendor van as a Taliban van passed.[210] [211] | 6 | 10+ | |||
| Pakistan | 27 May 2024 | Anayat, Bajaur | ISIS-K attackers attacked a Talib with a pistol alleging that he "had participated in the campaign against the Islamic State areas in Kunar years ago and was a guard for one of the prominent Taliban leaders."[212] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 31 May 2024 | al-Tamarb, Karak | ISIS-K shot a member of the Jami'at Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) political party with a pistol claiming he supported the persecution of monotheists in the area.[213] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 2 June 2024 | Dawlat Yar, Ghor | ISIS-K attacked a Talib assigned to military intelligence and his purported guard using rifles and seizing the guard's weapon. | 2 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 5 June 2024 | Inayat, Bajaur | ISIS-K shot a Pakistani policeman with a pistol.[214] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 13 June 2024 | Wana, South Waziristan | ISIS-K assassinated a political leader of the JUI-F party using rifles.[215] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Pakistan | 11 July 2024 | Shalobar, Khyber District | ISIS-K killed a Pakistani policeman using a pistol.[216] | 1 | 0 | |||
| Afghanistan | 11 August 2024 | 2024 Kabul bus bombing | Dashte Barchi, Kabul | An explosive was detonated on a bus carrying Hazaras, west of Kabul, killing 1 civilian and injuring 13 others.[217] | 1 | 13 | ||