| 2024 Kandahar New Kabul Bank bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Islamic State–Taliban conflict | |
  Kandahar 2024 Kandahar New Kabul Bank bombing (Afghanistan) | |
| Location | Kandahar, Afghanistan |
| Coordinates | 31°37′12″N 65°42′57″E / 31.62000°N 65.71583°E / 31.62000; 65.71583 |
| Date | 21 March 2024; 3 months ago (2024-03-21) 8:00 (UTC+04:30) |
| Target | Taliban |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Weapons | Explosive belt |
| Deaths | 21+[1] |
| Injured | 50+[1] |
| Perpetrator | Islamic State – Khorasan Province[1] |
| Assailant | Asadbek Madiyarov |
On 21 March 2024, ISIS–K carried out a suicide bombing on a New Kabul Bank branch in Kandahar, Afghanistan around 8:00 AFT (03:30 GMT) killing at least 21 and injuring at least 51,[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] targeting Taliban workers who were collecting their wages.[11][12][13][14][15]
The suicide bomber was identified by the pro-Taliban al-Mirsad website as Asadbek Madiyarov, a citizen of Uzbekistan.[16][17][18]
Iran and Pakistan condemned the attack.[19][20]
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