| 2022 Mazar-i-Sharif mosque bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the persecution of Shias by the Islamic State and the Islamic State–Taliban conflict | |
  2022 Mazar-i-Sharif mosque bombing (Afghanistan) | |
| Location | Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province, Afghanistan |
| Coordinates | 36°42′43″N 67°06′35″E / 36.71206769247149°N 67.10971538524639°E / 36.71206769247149; 67.10971538524639 |
| Date | 21 April 2022 11:55 (AFT (UTC+04:30)) |
| Target | Shias |
| Weapons | Improvised explosive device |
| Deaths | 31 |
| Injured | 87 |
| Perpetrators |  Islamic State – Khorasan Province |
On 21 April 2022, a powerful bomb rocked the Shia Seh Dokan mosque[1]inMazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province, Afghanistan killing at least 31 people and injuring more than 87 others. The Islamic State – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility via Telegram.[2][3]
Worshippers were performing the Zuhr prayer inside the mosque when the bomb exploded.[4] Authorities counted 31 dead and at least 87 injured, six of whom were wounded critically.[4]
The bombing was part of a series of attacks on the same day, including two explosions targeting Taliban officers in Kunduz and Khogyani District and a bombing that injured two Shia children in Kabul.[4][5]
The Islamic State said the attack on the Mazar-e-Sharif mosque was carried out using a remote-controlled booby trapped bag when the building was packed with worshipers. The group called the attack part of an ongoing global campaign to "avenge" the deaths of its former leader and spokesman.[3]
Afghanistan has seen a sharp rise in bombings since the Taliban came to power. Earlier, a bomb blast rocked a high school in the Shiite-populated area of Dasht-e-Barchi, several kilometers from Kabul.[6]
Crime
Shia Islam
