A bomb exploded at a mosque in the Afghan capital, killing two people

Incident
Date
Jun 2, 2020
Year of incident
2020
District geolocation of incident

Latitude: 34.5168788437339

Longitude: 69.1499999975304

District geolocation of incident (linked Incident)
Kabul
Town/Village
Wazir Akbar Khan
Types of incident
  • Complex Attack
Conflict parties
  • Taliban
Alleged types of crimes
  • War crime: Wilful killing
Summary of incident

A bomb exploded at a mosque in the Afghan capital, killing two people. The bomb targeted the Wazir Akber Khan Mosque on June 2 as worshipers gathered for evening prayers. The mosque's imam, Mohammad Ayaz Niazi, was one of two people killed in the attack, which wounded at least two other people.

Source_1

Two Killed In Kabul Mosque Bombing After Deadly Roadside Bomb Blast In North, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 2 June 2020, available at https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/roadside-bomb-kills-7-civilians-in-afghanistan/30648354.html