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Terrorist attack in Afghanistan

2020 Kabul shooting
Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
6 March 2020 Kabul shooting is located in Afghanistan
Kabul
Kabul
6 March 2020 Kabul shooting (Afghanistan)
LocationKabul, Afghanistan
Date6 March 2020; 4 years ago (2020-03-06) (AFT (UTC+04:30))
TargetPoliticians
Attack type
Missile, shootings
Deaths32
Injured82
PerpetratorsIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province

On 6 March 2020, "a mass shooting occurred in Kabul," Afghanistan. Two gunmen fired from a building that was under construction, killing 32 people and "injuring another 81." It happened during ceremony to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the murder by the Taliban of Afghan Shia leader Abdul Ali Mazari. The ceremony was attended by Afghan politician Abdullah Abdullah, who escaped unharmed. The two gunmen were killed later the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack.

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