2022 Mazar-i-Sharif minivan bombings

Mazar-i-Sharif minivan bombings
LocationMazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province, Afghanistan
Date25 May 2022
Targetcivilians
Attack type
vehicle bombing
Deaths9
Injured15
Mazar-i-Sharif
Mazar-i-Sharif (Afghanistan)

On 25 May 2022, three explosions hit a group of minivans in the Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province. 9 people were killed and 15 others wounded.

Taliban authorities said that the terrorists responsible had placed IEDs inside the vehicles. All the victims were from the country's minority Shia Muslims, according to a police official.

The Islamic State – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility via the Amaq News Agency.