During Friday prayers on 20 October 2017, a gunman entered Imam Zaman, a Shia mosque in Kabul.[1][2] He opened fire, then detonated a bomb - killing about 40 people.[1][2]
During Friday prayers on the same day, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in a Sunni mosque in Ghor Province, killing at least 20 people.[1][2]
In 2017, insurgents carried out many attacks in Afghanistan, including several in October.[2] Major attacks included those which killed over 70 people in Gardez and Ghazni on 17 October and a double suicide bombing which killed 43 Afghan soldiers in Kandahar Province on 19 October.[2]
october, 2017, afghanistan, attacks, kabulkabul, afghanistan, october, 2017, suicide, bombers, attacked, mosques, kabul, ghor, province, afghanistan, killing, least, people, during, friday, prayers, october, 2017, gunman, entered, imam, zaman, shia, mosque, ka. KabulKabul Afghanistan On 20 October 2017 suicide bombers attacked mosques in Kabul and Ghor Province Afghanistan killing at least 60 people 1 2 During Friday prayers on 20 October 2017 a gunman entered Imam Zaman a Shia mosque in Kabul 1 2 He opened fire then detonated a bomb killing about 40 people 1 2 During Friday prayers on the same day a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in a Sunni mosque in Ghor Province killing at least 20 people 1 2 Islamic State Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the Kabul attack 2 In 2017 insurgents carried out many attacks in Afghanistan including several in October 2 Major attacks included those which killed over 70 people in Gardez and Ghazni on 17 October and a double suicide bombing which killed 43 Afghan soldiers in Kandahar Province on 19 October 2 See also editList of terrorist incidents linked to Islamic State Khorasan Province List of terrorist attacks in KabulReferences edit a b c d Afghanistan hit by suicide bomb attacks on mosques leaving 63 dead The Daily Telegraph Archived from the original on 5 February 2023 a b c d e f g Afghan suicide mosque attacks kill scores of worshippers nbsp This article about the history of Afghanistan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This terrorism related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 20 October 2017 Afghanistan attacks amp oldid 1206693794, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,