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

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۹ غبرگولی ۱۳
Year of Incident
2020
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 34.5168788437339

Longitude: 69.1499999975304

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Kabul
Town Village
Wazir Akbar Khan
Types of Incident
  • Complex attack
Conflict Parties
  • Taliban
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • War crime: Wilful killing
Summary

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.

Sources

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