March 2018 Kabul suicide bombing

March 2018 Kabul suicide bombing
Part of the War in Afghanistan
Blast site
Blast site (Kabul)
Blast site
Blast site (Afghanistan)
LocationKabul, Afghanistan
Coordinates34°31′06″N 69°07′37″E / 34.51833°N 69.12694°E / 34.51833; 69.12694
DateMarch 21, 2018
12:00 PM (UTC+4:30)
TargetShia Muslims
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponsBomb
Deaths33 (+1 attacker)
Injured65
PerpetratorsIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant
MotiveSunni fundamentalism
Anti-Shi'ism

A suicide bombing occurred on 21 March 2018 around 12:00 PM (7:30 AM UTC) in Kabul near Kart-e Sakhi, a Shia shrine. At least 33 people were killed with more than 65 wounded in the bombing. The militant group ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack.