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November 2020 Afghanistan attacks
Part of the War in Afghanistan and Taliban insurgency
LocationAfghanistan
DateNovember 2020

Attack type

Bombing
Car bombing
Shooting
WeaponsBomb
Shotguns
Deaths88
Injured193
PerpetratorsIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province
Taliban

The November 2020 Afghanistan attacks were multiple attacks launched by insurgents including the Taliban and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province in November 2020. The attacks left at least 88 people dead and more than 193 injured.

Timeline of the attacks[edit]

Date Location Dead Injured Details
1 Herat, Herat Province 3 2 A bombing attack in Herat, Herat Province left at least 3 police dead and another 2 people were injured.[1]
1 Kunduz Province 4 8 At least 4 people were killed and another 8 were injured after a mortar shell hit Kunduz Province.[2]
2 Kabul, Kabul Province 32 (+3) 50 2020 Kabul University attack - At least 32 people were killed and 50 others injured in an attack on Kabul University.[3] The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the attack.[4]
7 Kabul, Kabul Province 3 0 A bomb attached to the vehicle of former TOLO TV presenter Yama Siawash exploded in the morning, killing the journalist and two other civilians while they were inside the car.[5]
8 Baghlan Province 4 6 Multiple attacks left at least 4 soldiers dead and 6 injured in Baghlan Province.[6]
8 Ghazni, Ghazni District, Ghazni Province 8 7 Taliban attacked houses with mortars in Ghazni city, Ghazni Province. The attack left at least 8 people dead and another 7 were injured.[7]
10 Faryab Province 4 20 At least 4 police were killed in car bombing attack and another 20 people were injured.[8]
10 Maidan Wardak Province 1 5 A bomb killed one and 5 others were injured in Maidan Wardak Province.[9]
11 Kabul Province 2 1 A magnetic bomb kills at least 2 police and another was injured in Lab-e-Jar area, Kabul Province.[10]
11 Kabul Province 2 0 At least 2 soldiers were killed in a shooting attack. The attack occurred in Qala-e-Wazir area, Kabul Province.[11]
12 Helmand Province 1 0 A bomb killed a reporter in Helmand Province.[12]
13 Paghman District, Kabul Province 4 5 Car bombing left at least 4 soldiers dead and 5 others were injured in Paghman District, Kabul Province.[13]
17 Jurm District, Badakhshan Province 12 10 Taliban kills at least 12 police and injured 10 others in Jurm District, Badakhshan Province.[14]
21 Kabul 8 31 ISIL claim responsibility for rocket attacks which hit several buildings, including the Iranian embassy, an office and a medical centre.[15]
22 Ghazni 30 24 At least 30 Afghani Security personnel were killed and at least 24 were wounded in a car bombing, but no one has claimed responsibility. The Taliban said they did not, nor did perpetrate the attack.[16]
23 Qalat 4 24 4 civilians were killed, and 24 were injured, 4 critically, by a suicide attack

in the Zabul District, Qalat province. No one has claimed responsibility[17]

See also[edit]

  • icon Asia
  • References[edit]

    1. ^ "Three Policemen Killed in Herat Blast". TOLOnews. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  • ^ "Four Killed as Mortar Shell Hits Kunduz Governor's Compound". TOLOnews. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  • ^ "Gunmen Storm Kabul University; 20 Killed". TOLOnews. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  • ^ "Kabul University: 22 dead, more wounded as gunmen storm campus". BBC News. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  • ^ "Attack on Former Afghan TV Presenter Widely Condemned". TOLOnews. 7 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  • ^ "Four Soldiers Killed in Taliban Attacks in Baghlan: Sources". TOLOnews. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  • ^ "Eight Civilians Killed in Ghazni Mortar Attack: Official". TOLOnews. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  • ^ "Four Policemen Killed in Faryab Car Bomb Attack: Official". TOLOnews. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  • ^ "Explosion Near Private University in Maidan Wardak Kills One". TOLOnews. 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  • ^ "Four Security Force Members Killed in Attacks in Kabul: Police". TOLOnews. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  • ^ "Four Security Force Members Killed in Attacks in Kabul: Police". TOLOnews. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  • ^ "Radio Azadi Reporter Killed in IED Blast in Helmand". TOLOnews. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  • ^ "Four Army Soldiers Killed in Car Bomb Attack in Paghman: MoD". TOLOnews. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  • ^ "12 Security Force Members Killed in Badakhshan: Source". TOLOnews. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  • ^ Deadly barrage of rocket fire strikes residential areas in Kabul
  • ^ "Afghanistan car bombing kills at least 30 security force personnel". Reuters. 29 November 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  • ^ "3 Civilians Killed, 23 Wounded in Zabul Suicide Attack". TOLOnews. Retrieved 1 December 2020.

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