Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan bombing explained

Ministry of Foreign Affairs bombing in Afghanistan
Partof:	Afghan conflict
Location:	Kabul, Afghanistan
Type:	Suicide bombing
Date:	11 January 2023
Perpetrator:	Islamic State – Khorasan Province
Fatalities:	20+

On 11 January 2023, an Islamic State suicide bomber killed at least 20 people in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Background

The Islamic State–Taliban conflict began in 2015. IS increased the frequency of their insurgency in 2021, as foreign forces left the country.

On 11 January 2023, at least 20 people were killed in a suicide bombing outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul, Afghanistan.^[1] Islamic State – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the explosion.^[2] ^[3]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan would again be attacked by a suicide bombing explosion on 27 March 2023.^[4]

News: 2023-01-11 . Suicide blast kills at least five outside Afghan foreign ministry . en . Reuters . 2023-01-11 . 11 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230111232546/https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/explosion-near-taliban-run-afghan-foreign-ministry-kabul-reports-2023-01-11/ . live .
Web site: 20 killed in 'suicide blast' outside Afghan foreign ministry . 2023-01-11 . www.aljazeera.com . en . 31 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230131130119/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/11/explosion-outside-afghan-foreign-ministry-in-kabul . live .
Web site: 2023-01-11 . Deadly suicide bombing at Afghan foreign ministry . 2023-01-11 . BBC News . en-GB . 11 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230111232550/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64239443 . live .
News: Six killed in suicide attack near Afghan foreign ministry. Al Jazeera. 27 March 2023. 1 April 2023. 30 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230330082824/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/27/blast-near-afghanistan-foreign-ministry-kills-at-least-two-ngo. live.