2_and_5_September_2019_Kabul_bombings

2 and 5 September 2019 Kabul bombings

2 and 5 September 2019 Kabul bombings

Bombing aiming foreign citizens living in Kabul, Afghanistan

On the evening of 2 September 2019, a bomb on a tractor killed 16 people and injured 119 others at a housing compound used by international organisations in Kabul, Afghanistan.[1] The target of the attack was foreign citizens living in the town; five Nepalis, two Britons and a 43-year-old Romanian diplomat were killed in the attack.[2] Twenty-five other foreign residents were wounded, including another Romanian.[3]

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On 5 September 2019, at least 12 people, including an American service member and a Romanian soldier,[4] were killed and more than 40 injured when a suicide car bomber exploded in a heavily fortified area of central Kabul, close to the Afghan security offices. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.[5][6]

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  1. [1]
    16 dead in Taliban blast in Afghan capital
  2. [2]
    Eight Foreign Nationals Killed In Taliban Attack In Kabul
  3. [3]
    Romania Hails ‘Hero’ Diplomat Killed in Afghan Terror Attack
  4. [4]
    NATO says US, Romanian soldiers killed in Kabul
  5. [5]
    US, Romanian Soldiers Killed In Kabul Attack
  6. [6]
    "Taliban suicide bomber kills at least 10 civilians, two NATO troops in Kabul". Reuters. Abdul Qadir Sediqi, Rupam Jain. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
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