2019 Jalalabad suicide bombing
2019 Jalalabad suicide bombing | |
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![]() Location of Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan | |
Location | Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan |
Date | 7 October 2019 |
Attack type | Suicide bomb |
Deaths | 14+[1] |
Injured | 37 |
On 7 October 2019, a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device in a rickshaw in Jalalabad as a minibus carrying Afghan Army recruits passed it. At least fourteen people were killed and 37 others were injured.[2][3][4]
Attack
[edit]In the early afternoon of 7 October 2019, the explosive-laden rickshaw was driven close to a bus that was transporting dozens of new Afghan Army recruits; traveling to undergo basic military training. The target appeared deliberate, as insurgents frequently targeted recruitment convoys to disrupt military replenishment and erode security force morale.[2][5][6] The powerful blast shook nearby homes and shops. News agencies reported that close-range civilians, including a child, were caught in the strike. Witness Rahim Jan described being “knocked to the ground” by the shock and seeing “many dead and wounded people” strewn across the street.[2][5][6]
Aftermath
[edit]The Nangarhar provincial government strongly condemned the 7 October 2019 Jalalabad suicide attack, a blatant act of terrorism aimed at destabilizing Afghanistan’s fragile security environment.[7][8][9]
Although neither IS‑KP nor the Taliban immediately claimed responsibility, analysts and local observers pointed to IS‑KP as likely suspects. This inference is rooted in the groups’ established history of carrying out similar high‑casualty attacks in Nangarhar province, particularly targeting security forces and recruitment convoys.[8][10] Analysts emphasized that both IS‑KP and the Taliban exhibited capabilities and motives consistent with the attack’s characteristics and timing.[7][8][9][11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bomb attack on bus kills 14, wounds 37 in east Afghanistan". TRT World. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "Army recruits targeted by suicide bomb in eastern Afghanistan". Al Jazeera. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "10 Killed, 27 Wounded in Jalalabad Explosion". TOLOnews. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Bomb attack on bus kills 14, wounds 37 in east Afghanistan". TRT World. 7 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Ten Killed In Blast In Eastern Afghanistan". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Toll in Afghan suicide bombing soars to 68". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Islamic State Bomber Kills 9 in Eastern Afghanistan". Voice of America. 13 June 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ a b c Chaturvedi, Amit (25 September 2021). "Taliban vs ISKP in Nangarhar's Jalalabad, one killed in blast". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Situation, Facts and Events". ecrats.org. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ afp (10 July 2018). "12 killed in suicide attack on Afghan security forces". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Taliban and ISKP Attacks Foreshadows Violent Year in Afghanistan". cacianalyst.org. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Afghanistan: Surge in Islamic State Attacks on Shia | Human Rights Watch". 25 October 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
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