On 30 April 2018, two suicide bombers detonated near government buildings in central
Kabul
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,
Afghanistan
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, killing at least 29 people and injuring 50.
Victims
Among the fatalities were 9 journalists,
Agence France Presse
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photographer
Shah Marai,
TOLO News Cameraman Yar Mohammad Tokhi, Ebadollah Hananzi and Sabvon Kakeker of
Radio Free Europe
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; Maharam Darani of Radio Azadai;
TV1 cameramen's Ghazi Rasoli and Norozali Rajabi, the reporter Salim Talash and cameraman Ali Salimi both of Mashal TV. Additionally, an
Al Jazeera
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cameraman Naser Hashemi, Omar Soltani of
Reuters
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The agency ...
, Ahmadshah Azimi of Nedai Aghah, Ayar Amar of newspaper Vahdat Mili and Davod Ghisanai of the TV channel Mivand were injured.
Perpetrator
The
Islamic State
The Islamic State (IS), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and Daesh, is a transnational Salafi jihadism, Salafi jihadist organization and unrecognized quasi-state. IS ...
has claimed responsibility for the attack though the
Taliban
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* Mullah Omar{{Natural Causes{{nbsp(1994–2013)
* Akhtar Mansour{{Assassinated (2015–2016)
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is also suspected.
See also
*
List of terrorist incidents linked to Islamic State – Khorasan Province
*
List of terrorist attacks in Kabul
This is a list of terrorist attacks in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
1995
* September 6: 1995 attack on the Embassy of Pakistan in Kabul
2002
* September 5: 2002 Kabul bombing
2003
* July 9: 2003 attack on the Embassy of Pakistan in Kab ...
References
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ISIL terrorist incidents in Afghanistan
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