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2021 Kabul school bombing

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On 8 May 2021, a car bombing, followed by two more improvised explosive device (IED) blasts, happened in front of Sayed al-Shuhada school in Dashte Barchi. The community has a large Shia Hazara population.[1][2] The bombing was in western Kabul, Afghanistan.[3] It left 85 people dead and 147 injured.[4][5][6][7][8][9] The majority of the casualties were girls between 11 and 15 years old.[10][11]

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  1. ↑ FRANTZMAN, SETH J. "Was the latest attack in Afghanistan on Shi'ite women an act of genocide?". The Jerusalem Post.
  2. ↑ "Blasts kill dozens near school in Afghan capital Kabul". Al Jazeera English. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Kabul attack: Blast near school leaves at least 30 dead". BBC News. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  4. ↑ CNN, Jennifer Deaton and Sheena McKenzie. "Death toll rises to 85 in Afghanistan girls' school bomb attack". CNN. Retrieved 2021-05-12. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. ↑ "School bombing heightens fears among Afghanistan's Hazaras, long a target for militants, amid U.S. exit". Washington Post. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "At least 68 killed in Afghan school blast, families bury victims". Reuters. 9 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Kabul attack: Blasts near school leave more than 50 dead". Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "Bombing Outside Afghan School Kills at Least 50, With Girls as Targets". The New York Times. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Blasts Near Girls' School in Kabul; 30 People Killed". TOLOnews. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "Bomb kills at least 30 near girls' school in Afghan capital". Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  11. ↑ Janjua, Haroon; Ray, Saptarshi (10 May 2021). "Kabul attack: Dozens of schoolgirls die in triple bombings in Afghanistan". The Times. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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