Kabul ambulance bombing

Kabul ambulance bombing
Part of the War in Afghanistan
Blast site
Blast site (Kabul)
Blast site
Blast site (Afghanistan)
LocationKabul, Afghanistan
Coordinates34°31′37″N 69°10′09″E / 34.52694°N 69.16917°E / 34.52694; 69.16917
Date27 January 2018 (UTC+04:30)
Attack type
Suicide car bombing
WeaponsBomb
Deaths103
Injured235
PerpetratorsTaliban

On 27 January 2018, an ambulance was used as a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near Sidarat Square in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 103 people were killed and 235 others wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.