Bomb attack in Kabul on September 5, 2018

The bomb attack in Kabul on September 5, 2018 happened in the predominantly Shiite district of Dasht-e-Barchi in Kabul , the capital of Afghanistan . In the attack, 26 people and one assassin died and 91 others were injured.

Sequence of events

In the early evening, a suicide bomber blew himself up in a wrestling club in Dasht-e-Barchi. After security guards, journalists and first responders rushed to the sports club, a car bomb exploded near the first attack site about 40 minutes later.

Perpetrator

The Islamic State claimed the attack for itself.

Victim

26 people died in the double attack, including two journalists from the Afghan broadcaster Tolo News and, according to the head of the sports club, many wrestlers. More than 90 other people were injured, including four journalists.

background

Afghanistan is considered one of the most dangerous countries for journalists. On August 15, 2018, three weeks earlier, there was a suicide attack on a teaching center in the same district. 48 people died and 67 were injured. On April 30, 2018, nine journalists were killed by a suicide bomber disguised as a reporter in a double suicide attack. A total of 31 people died in this attack and 50 were injured.

Individual evidence

↑ At least 20 dead in the attack in Kabul. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . September 5, 2018, accessed February 16, 2020 .
↑ Over 20 dead in a double attack on a sports club in Kabul. In: Tagesspiegel . September 6, 2018, accessed February 16, 2020 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201809050005 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 16, 2020 .
↑ Afghanistan conflict: Bombers kill 20 at Kabul sports club. In: British Broadcasting Corporation . September 5, 2018, accessed February 16, 2020 .
↑ Death Toll Climbs To 48 In Kabul Classroom Explosion. In: TOLOnews . August 15, 2018, accessed February 16, 2020 .
↑ Entry with GTD ID 201808150001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 16, 2020 .
^ Nine journalists killed in a double attack by IS in Kabul. In: Frankfurter Rundschau . April 30, 2018, accessed February 16, 2020 .
^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved December 20, 2019.

[1] At least 20 dead in the attack in Kabul. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . September 5, 2018, accessed February 16, 2020 .

[2] Over 20 dead in a double attack on a sports club in Kabul. In: Tagesspiegel . September 6, 2018, accessed February 16, 2020 .

[3] Entry with GTD ID 201809050005 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 16, 2020 .

[4] Afghanistan conflict: Bombers kill 20 at Kabul sports club. In: British Broadcasting Corporation . September 5, 2018, accessed February 16, 2020 .

[5] Death Toll Climbs To 48 In Kabul Classroom Explosion. In: TOLOnews . August 15, 2018, accessed February 16, 2020 .

[6] Entry with GTD ID 201808150001 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 16, 2020 .

[7] Nine journalists killed in a double attack by IS in Kabul. In: Frankfurter Rundschau . April 30, 2018, accessed February 16, 2020 .

[8] Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved December 20, 2019.