September 2022 Kabul school bombing

September 2022 Kabul school bombing
Part of the Afghanistan conflict
Blast site
Blast site (Kabul)
Blast site
Blast site (Afghanistan)
LocationKabul, Afghanistan
DateSeptember 30, 2022
7:30 am (UTC+4:30)
TargetHazaras
Attack type
Suicide bombing
WeaponsExplosive belt
Deaths52+ (Associated Press)
25+ (Taliban authorities)
Injured110
VictimsStudents, mainly young women

On September 30, 2022, a suicide bomber blew himself up at the Kaaj education center in Dashte Barchi, a Hazara neighborhood in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least 52 people and injuring another 110. The majority of the victims were young Hazara female students.