2022 Herat mosque bombing
Suicide attack in Afghanistan
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Herat (Afghanistan)
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Afghan conflict
- Saur Revolution (1978)
- Herat uprising (1979)
- Chindawol uprising (1979)
- Bala Hissar uprising (1979)
- Soviet–Afghan War (1979–89)
- Afghan Civil War (1989–1992)
- Afghan Civil War (1992–1996)
- Afghan Civil War (1996–2001)
- War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
- Afghanistan–Pakistan border skirmishes
- Islamic State–Taliban conflict (2015–present)
- Republican insurgency in Afghanistan
On 2 September 2022, a suicide bombing occurred at a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan.[1]
During Friday noon prayers, a suicide bombing occurred at Guzargah Mosque, which is Sunni and is located in the west of Herat city in northwestern Afghanistan.[1] At least 18 people were killed, including its imam, Mujib Rahman Ansari, who was a Taliban supporter.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Mosque blast in Afghanistan kills prominent scholar, civilians". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
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