Back Terroranschlag in Kabul am 19. April 2016 German حمله کابل فروردین ۱۳۹۵ Persian Attentat du 19 avril 2016 à Kaboul French काबुल हमला 2016 Hindi Serangan Kabul April 2016 ID 2016년 4월 카불 테러 Korean Кабулдагы террордук чабуул (2016) Kirghiz Nisan 2016 Kabil saldırısı Turkish Tấn công Kabul tháng 4, 2016 Vietnamese
| April 2016 Kabul attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of War in Afghanistan (2001–present), Operation Omari | |
  Kabul Kabul (Afghanistan) | |
| Location | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Coordinates | 34°33′19″N 69°12′27″E / 34.5553°N 69.2075°E |
| Date | 19 April 2016 |
| Target | Government employees |
Attack type | Mass murder, suicide bombing |
| Weapons | Bomb, guns |
| Deaths | 69 (62; 7)† |
| Injured | 367+ (347; 20+)† |
| Perpetrators |  Taliban |
† First number in brackets: primary attack Second number in brackets: attack on broadcaster | |
On the morning of 19 April 2016, Taliban militants attacked a security team responsible for protecting government VIPs in Kabul, Afghanistan. The initial attack killed 64 people and wounded 347. It was their biggest attack on an urban area since 2001.[1][2][3]
- ^ Faiez, Rahim. "Dozens Killed in Taliban Attack on Afghan Security Agency". ABC News. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
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:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Shereena Qazi; Al Jazeera & agencies (19 April 2016). "Suicide car bomber attacks heart of Afghanistan's Kabul". Al Jazeera English. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2016.