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30 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombings

30 April 2018 Kabul suicide bombings
Part of the War in Afghanistan
Kabul Kabul (Afghanistan)
Location	Kabul, Afghanistan
Date	30 April 2018 (UTC+4:30)
Target	Security forces, journalists
Attack type	Suicide bombings
Weapons	Suicide vests
Deaths	29
Injured	50
Perpetrators	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province

On 30 April 2018, two suicide bombers detonated near government buildings in central Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least 29 people and injuring 50.^[1][2]

Among the fatalities were 9 journalists, Agence France Presse photographer Shah Marai, TOLO News Cameraman Yar Mohammad Tokhi, Ebadollah Hananzi and Sabvon Kakeker of Radio Free Europe; 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.^[3] Additionally, an Al Jazeera cameraman Naser Hashemi, Omar Soltani of Reuters, Ahmadshah Azimi of Nedai Aghah, Ayar Amar of newspaper Vahdat Mili and Davod Ghisanai of the TV channel Mivand were injured.^[4]

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack though the Taliban is also suspected.^[5][6]

• List of terrorist incidents linked to Islamic State – Khorasan Province
• List of terrorist attacks in Kabul

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