22 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing

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22 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing
Part of the Taliban insurgency
Kabul in Afghanistan.svg
Kabul location
Location3rd Makroyan, Kabul, Afghanistan
Date22 August 2015 (2015-08-22)
Target NATO troops
Attack type
Islamic terrorism, Suicide bombing
Deaths10
Injured60
PerpetratorsFlag of the Taliban.svg  Taliban

At least 10 people died and more than 60 were wounded in a suicide bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, on 22 August 2015. [1]

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Casualties

At least 10 people were killed, and 60 people wounded, including a woman and 3 NATO troops. [2]

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References

  1. "Breaking news on Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan". NBC News . Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  2. "Death toll in Kabul suicide attack". TOLOnews . Retrieved 22 August 2015.