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List of 2021 Afghanistan attacks

There were many terrorist attacks in Afghanistan in 2021. These attacks left at least 350 people dead and at least another 200 injured. The Taliban takeover of Kabul in August 2021 resulted in terrorist attacks increasing 42% in 2021 in Afghanistan compared to 2020.[1]

List of 2021 Afghanistan attacks
Part of the War in Afghanistan
and the Taliban insurgency
Afghanistan is located in Middle East
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan (Middle East)
LocationAfghanistan
Date2021
DeathsAt least 520
InjuredAt least 470
PerpetratorsIslamic State – Khorasan Province
Taliban

Timeline of the attacks

DateLocationDeadInjuredDetails
1 JanuaryDara-e-Taimoor, Ghor Province20An attack left 2 people dead, including a journalist, in Dara-e-Taimoor village, Ghor Province.[2]
7 JanuaryBand-e-Khan Abad, Kunduz Province62The Taliban killed at least 6 security forces and another 2 were injured in Band-e-Khan Abad, Kunduz Province.[3]
7 JanuaryKabul, Kabul Province20A gunman shot dead a security force member and an Afghan Air Force pilot in Kabul.[4]
8 JanuaryGhurian District, Herat Province44At least 4 security forces were killed and 4 others injured in Ghurian District, Herat Province.[5]
18–19 JanuaryKunduz, Baghlan and Nimruz Provinces40+SeveralOver 40 security force members were killed in two days of fighting with the Taliban in Kunduz, Baghlan and Nimruz Provinces, Afghanistan.[6]
20 JanuaryHerat34Three Afghan National Army soldiers were killed and four others were wounded in an attack by unidentified gunmen on their vehicle in Herat.[7]
15 FebruaryBalkh Province30Unknown30 Taliban militants were killed by an explosion at an IED-making course.[8]
17 FebruaryHerat232 policemen were killed and 3 people were injured by a bombing in Herat, Afghanistan.[9]
2–3 MarchJalalabad, Nangarhar Province31Three female media workers were shot dead in Jalalabad. A fourth woman was wounded. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.[10]
4–5 MarchJalalabad81A female doctor was killed and a child was wounded in Jalalabad, after a bomb attached to her rickshaw exploded. Seven workers at a Hazara plaster factory were shot dead in Surkh-Rōd District, Nangarhar. ISIL is suspected to be responsible.[11]
13 MarchHerat Province850Eight people died and 50 others were wounded in a car bombing near a police station in Herat Province.[12]
27 MarchKandahar Province34A car bombing targeting security officers in Kandahar province killed three people, four others were wounded.[13]
28 MarchFaryab Province2Taliban fighters killed two security guards at a water dam in Faryab.[14]
28 MarchLaghman Province3A roadside bomb exploded targeting a police vehicle in Laghman Province, three officers died.[15]
30 MarchJalalabad3Three female polio vaccination healthcare workers were shot dead in Jalalabad.[16]
1 AprilJalalabad10A female police officer was shot dead by unknown assailants in Jalalabad.[17]
4 Aprilnear Kabul312A car bombing near Kabul killed three security personnel and wounded twelve others.[18]
30 AprilPuli Alam, Logar Province3090A car bombing near a guesthouse killed about 30 people and injured about 90 others.[19]
8 MayKabul851502021 Kabul school bombing: A bomb blast near a school in western Kabul.[20] The blast left 85 people dead and another 150 were injured.[21]
10 MayZabul Province1129Eleven people were killed and 29 more were wounded as a roadside bombing struck a bus in Zabul Province.[22][23]
10 MayLogar Province96Five members of the National Directorate of Security, the head of the economy directorate of the province and a manager of the Central Bank branch in the province were killed in three separate incidents that all involved attacks by unknown gunmen. In fourth incident, two civilians were killed and six more were wounded after two mortar shells hit their house on Sunday evening.[23]
11 MayHerat Province35Mullah Mannan Niazi, the deputy leader of a splinter group of Taliban led by Mullah Rasul, was wounded after attackers targeted the area where he lived. Niazi was in a coma and three of his men were killed and four others wounded in the clash.[24]
15 MayKabul1215A bomb exploded inside a Kabul mosque, killing at least 12 people and injuring another 15.[25] The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the attack.[26]
19 MayHelmand Province93A bomb struck a car carrying a family of 12 in southern Helmand. Several of the nine family members who died were children. Three wounded children were taken to the provincial hospital in Lashkar Gah.[27]
19 MayGhor Province40A roadside bombing, in central Ghor province, destroyed a motorcycle carrying a family of four, all of whom were killed.[27]
19 MayWestern Afghanistan30Militants stopped a bus in western Afghanistan, ordered three men to get out and shot and killed them. The three men on the bus were Hazaras. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack. The government blamed the Taliban, who denied responsibility. Previous attacks on Hazaras, who are mostly Shiite Muslims, have been claimed by the Islamic State group.[27]
29 MayBagram District, Parwan Province413A minibus explosion occurred in Bagram District, Parwan Province after being hit by a roadside bomb.[28] The blast left at least 4 people dead and another 13 were injured.[29]
1 JuneKabul1012Bombings left 10 people dead and another 12 were injured in Kabul.[30]
9 JuneBaghlan Province10UnknownTen mine clearers were killed and a dozen of others were wounded while working at a Halo Trust's compound, in Baghlan Province.[31] The Taliban were blamed for the attack but denied responsibility and Halo Trust reported that local Taliban militants arrived at the scene of the attack defending the miners and shooting against the attackers.[32]
9 JuneBalkh Province16117A truck full of explosives was detonated at the police headquarters in Balkh Province, killing 16 and wounding 117 others. In addition to the district building that was completely destroyed, and the police headquarters that was almost demolished, 10 houses and 80 shops were damaged in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the bombing.[33]
12 JuneKabul7Two blasts against minibuses carrying civilians killed at least seven near Jinnah Hospital, west of Kabul.[34]
22 JulySpin Boldak, Kandahar Province1002021 Spin Boldak shooting
30 JulyHerat1A UN compound in Herat was attacked, one security guard was killed.[35]
26 AugustHamid Karzai International Airport, KabulAt least 182At least 1502021 Kabul airport attack - Hamid Karzai International Airport was attacked by suicide bombers and gunmen; the attack was claimed by Islamic State – Khorasan Province. It was the deadliest day for the US military (13 killed) in Afghanistan since 2011.
18 September 2021Kabul and JalalabadAt least 7At least 30At least 7 people were killed and at least 30 were wounded during four explosions which occurred in Nangarhar's capital Jalalabad which targeted a Taliban patrol vehicle and another explosion which occurred in Kabul's Dasht-e-Barchi neighbourhood.[36] ISIS-K claimed responsibility for the blasts, which were directed at the Taliban.[37]
22 September 2021JalalabadAt least 5At least four explosions and an attack by gunmen occurred in the Nangarhar provincial capital of Jalalabad which killed at least five people and wounded many.[38][39] At least 2 Taliban fighters and a child were killed when attackers opened fired on a vehicle at a local gas station in the provincial capital of Jalalabad.[39] Another child were killed in an explosion in Jalalabad which targeted a Taliban vehicle; three people, including at least two Taliban were also wounded.[39] Another person was wounded in a separate attack which saw another Taliban vehicle bombed.[39]
3 October 2021Kabul"Several"At least 20Several killed and at least 20 wounded during explosion occurred outside Eid Gah Mosque.[40] The explosion targeted the memorial service for Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid’s mother.[41]
7 OctoberKhostAt least 7More than 15At least 7 people were killed and more than 15 wounded in an explosion which occurred at a school in Khost.[42]
8 OctoberKunduzAt least 50At least 1002021 Kunduz mosque bombing: At least 50 people were killed by an IS affiliated suicide bomber who detonated himself in a Shia mosque.[43]
15 OctoberKandaharAt least 50At least 1002021 Kandahar bombing: At least 50 people were killed[44] by an IS affiliated suicide bomber who detonated himself in a Shia mosque.[45]
October 20KabulAt least 1At least 8At least 2 wounded after a grenade was launched from Kabul Zoo and successfully struck Taliban security forces stationed in Dehmazang Square in Police District 3 of Kabul.[46] A separate, more powerful IED explosion which targeted a Taliban pickup truck killed at least 1 person and wounded at least 7, including 3 students.[46][47]
October 21KabulExplosion blew up a power pylon in Qala Murad Beg area of Kabul province, cutting off a 220 kV imported power line which provided power to not only residents of Kabul, but also neighboring provinces.[48]
23 OctoberJalalabadAt least 2At least 4At least two people were killed and four were wounded when two roadside bombs targeted an Taliban vehicle in Nangarhar's provincial capital of Jalalabad.[49]
2 NovemberKabulAt least 25Many2021 Kabul hospital attack: At least 25 people killed in a large incident involving explosions and gun attacks at the 400-bed Daoud Khan Military Hospital.[50][51][52] Among those confirmed killed was the leader of Kabul Corps of the Islamic army of Afghanistan Hamdullah Mukhlis, who was also known as the "Conqueror of Kabul" after he became the first senior Taliban figure to occupy the Afghanistan presidential palace during the August 15, 2021 Taliban takeover of Kabul[53][54][55]
3 NovemberJalalabadAt least 2At least 3At least 2 people were killed and 3 wounded after a roadside bomb struck a Taliban patrol in Jalalabad.[56] A Taliban commander who identified himself as "Mubarizand" did not provide details about those killed in the attack, but did state that four Taliban fighters were among those wounded.[56]
12 NovemberSpin Ghar, Nangarhar province3+15A mosque was bombed.[57]
13 NovemberDashte Barchi, Kabul67A minivan bomb exploded in a Shiite area of Kabul.[58]
23 NovemberMuhajadin Bazaar, KabulUnknownAt least 2 injuredA huge explosion ripped through Kabul's Kandahar Market.[59][60] The area, formerly known as Bush Market, is also known as the Mujahidin Bazaar.[61] At least 2 Taliban security personnel where injured in the explosion, which resulted from the detonation of a magnetic mine which was attached to a Taliban Ranger vehicle.[59][62] Gunfire was reported in the area of this explosion as well.[59][60]
25 NovemberKarte Parwan locality, KabulUnknownUnknownExplosion occurs at traffic circle in Kabul's Karte Parwan locality, casualties not immediately known.[63][64] Afghanistan Interior Ministry claims no casualties.[64]
30 NovemberPolice District Six, KabulUnknownAt Least 5At least five people were wounded in an explosion which occurred in Kabul's Police District Six, including Taliban fighters.[65] Despite denial of casualties from the Interior Ministry and local authorities, injuries to five people, including security personnel, during the blast were confirmed by eyewitnesses as well as the local media outlet Ariana News.[66] Eyewitnesses also revealed that the blast occurred on the road near Habibia High School.[67][68]
4 December 2021Fifth Taimani Street, KabulUnknownUnknownExplosion occurs on Kabul's Fifth Taimani Street, no casualties immediately reported.[69]
10 December 2021Dashte Barchi,

Kabul

24Taliban reported two separate explosions in Dashte Barchi, Kabul where 2 people were killed and 4 were wounded, including one which occurred on a minibus.[70] However, Kabul journalist Ramin Ahmadyar reported that while the first blast occurred in a car in Dashte Barchi, the second blast occurred in the city's Dehbouri area.[71]
14 December 2021Tank Logar,

Kabul

At least 1At least 2A road side bomb exploded targeting IEA Vehicle around 11am in Tank Logar area of PD8 in capital Kabul. One Civilian was Killed and two members of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan was Injured. So far no group has claimed the responsibility.[72]
23 DecemberPassport Department headquarters,

Kabul

UnknownUnknownCar bomb explodes near the gate outside the main passport department office in Kabul.[73][74] Islamic State later claims responsibility for the attack.[74]

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