August 2015 Kabul attacks

August 2015 Kabul Attacks
Kabul location
Location	Kabul, Afghanistan
Date	August 7, 2015 (2015-08-07) 1:20 am local time
Attack type	Suicide bombings, Firefights
Deaths	50+ (including at least one perpetrator)
Non-fatal injuries	500+
Perpetrators	Taliban

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A series of bombings in central Kabul on 7 August 2015 caused approximately 50 deaths and several hundred injuries.^[1]^[2] The attacks were ascribed to the Taliban and were the first major attacks mounted by that group since the death of their chief Mullah Omar.^[3]

The first explosion was caused by a truck bomb. It occurred at 1:20 am local time, killing at least 15 and injuring more than 240 near an Afghan army base in the city's District 8.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Later, a suicide attacker in army dress joined a queue of police trainees waiting to be searched at the entrance to the Kabul police academy and blew himself up, resulting in the death of at least 20 cadets and injury to at least 20 more. The incident occurred when cadets were returning to the academy after their two-day weekend, marking a serious breach of security at a premier training institute for Afghan security forces.^[2]^[3] The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.^[2]

In a third incident, a US special forces base at Camp Integrity, near the airport, came under attack from explosions and gunfire. One member of the NATO forces was killed.^[3]

References

↑ STANCATI, MARGHERITA (August 8, 2015). "Afghan Capital Suffers Deadliest Day of Attacks in Years". Wall Street Journal. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 8, 2015.
1 2 3 "Dozens killed in multiple attacks across Kabul". Aljazeera. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
1 2 3 4 "Kabul attacks kill 36 people and wounds hundreds", Dawn, 8 August 2015
↑ "Deadly explosion rocks Afghanistan's capital Kabul". Aljazeera. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
↑ "Police Say Truck Bomb in Kabul Kills 7 People, Wounds 400". Aljazeera. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015.

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2001–06	2001 Dasht-i-Leili massacre Battle of Tarinkot Fall of Mazar-i-Sharif Siege of Kunduz Uprising in Herat Fall of Kabul Battle of Shawali Kowt Battle of Sayyd Alma Kalay Battle of Qala-i-Jangi Fall of Kandahar Battle of Tora Bora 2002 Guantanamo Bay 2002 Kabul bombing 2003 2004 2005 Bagram torture and prisoner abuse Salt Pit 2006

2007	Shinwar shooting Hyderabad airstrike Nangar Khel incident Helmand Province airstrikes 2007 Baghlan sugar factory bombing 2007 Bagram Airfield bombing 2007 South Korean hostage crisis in Afghanistan

2008	Deh Bala wedding party airstrike Azizabad airstrike Wech Baghtu wedding party airstrike 2008 Indian embassy bombing in Kabul 2008 Kabul Serena Hotel attack Kidnapping of David Rohde Sarposa prison attack of 2008 2008 Kandahar bombing Spin Boldak bombing

2009	Granai airstrike Kunduz airstrike Narang night raid February 2009 Kabul raids 2009 Kabul Indian embassy attack 2009 Kandahar bombing 2009 NATO Afghanistan headquarters bombing Camp Chapman attack

2010	Khataba raid February 2010 Kabul attack Uruzgan helicopter attack Sangin airstrike Maywand District murders Tarok Kolache Nadahan wedding bombing May 2010 Kabul bombing 2010 Badakhshan massacre

2011	Mano Gai airstrike Pakistani border attack Bin Laden raid Sarposa Prison tunneling escape Helmand Province incident 2011 Logar province bombing 2011 Afghanistan Ashura bombings 2011 Nimruz province bombing 2011 Zabul province bombing 2011 Chinook shootdown in Afghanistan

2012	Urination video Kapisa airstrike Quran burning protests April 2012 Afghanistan attacks Forward Operating Base Delhi massacre Kandahar massacre September 2012 Camp Bastion raid Body pictures

2013	June 2013 Kabul bombings 2013 Afghan presidential palace attack 2013 attack on U.S. consulate in Herat 2013 Indian embassy attack

2014	Herat Indian Consulate Attack 2014 Paktika car bombing 2014 Yahyakhel suicide bombing 2014 Kabul Serena Hotel attack Atiqullah Raufi assassination December 2014 Kabul bombings

2015	2015 Park Palace guesthouse attack 2015 Kabul Parliament attack Khost suicide bombing Jalalabad suicide bombing August 2015 Kabul attacks 10 August 2015 Kabul suicide attack 22 August 2015 Kabul suicide attack Ghazni prison escape Battle of Kunduz Kunduz hospital airstrike Kandahar Airport attack 2015 Spanish Embassy attack in Kabul

2016	February 2016 Kabul bombing Nangarhar Offensive (2016) 2016 Jalalabad suicide bombing Operation Omari Kabul NDS building Kunduz-Takhar highway hostage crisis Kabul Canadian Embassy convoy bombing Wardak Province bombing Kabul Hazara protest bombing Kabul Northgate Hotel bombing Jani Khel offensive Kabul American University siege Kabul Defense Ministry bombing Battle of Tarinkot (2016) Battle of Kunduz (2016) Battle of Boz Qandahari Mazar-i-Sharif German consulate attack Bagram Airfield bombing Kabul Shia mosque bombing

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