On December 28, 2017, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device inside the Tabyan Center, a religious and cultural gathering place in Dasht-e-Barchi, located to the west of Kabul. The blast resulted in the deaths of 41 individuals and injuries to another 84 people. Among those killed were at least two children and four women, while eight women were among the injured. All the victims were civilians, primarily belonging to the Hazara ethnic group. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant-Khorasan Province (ISIL-KP) claimed responsibility for the attack.