2022 Mazar-i-Sharif mosque bombing
| 2022 Mazar-i-Sharif mosque bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the persecution of Shias by the Islamic State and the Islamic State–Taliban conflict | |
| Location | Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province, Afghanistan |
| Coordinates | 36°42′43″N 67°06′35″E / 36.71206769247149°N 67.10971538524639°E |
| Date | 21 April 2022 11:55 (AFT (UTC+04:30)) |
| Target | Shias |
| Weapons | Improvised explosive device |
| Deaths | 31 |
| Injured | 87 |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State – Khorasan Province |
On 21 April 2022, a powerful bomb rocked the Shia Seh Dokan mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province, Afghanistan, killing at least 31 people and injuring more than 87 others. The Islamic State – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility via Telegram.
Worshippers were offering the Zuhr prayer inside the mosque when the bomb exploded. Authorities counted 31 dead and at least 87 injured, six of whom were wounded critically.
The bombing was part of a series of attacks on the same day, including two explosions targeting Taliban officers in Kunduz and Khogyani District and a bombing that injured two Shia children in Kabul.