10 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing

On 10 August 2015, a suicide bombing occurred in the Kabul International Airport street,^[1] near the entrance to Kabul Airport, killing 5 people and wounding 16 people.^[2] This occurred days after a series of suicide attacks in the Afghan capital killed dozens and wounded hundreds.

10 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing
Part of the Taliban insurgency
10 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing (Kabul) The International Airport within Kabul
Location	Kabul International Airport Kabul, Afghanistan
Date	10 August 2015 (2015-08-10) 11:20 am local time
Attack type	Suicide bombing
Deaths	5
Injured	16
Perpetrators	Taliban

The bombing occurred when a suicide bomber drove a vehicle into the first checkpoint on the road into the airport. The people that died included four civilians and a child.^[2]

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, and said it was intended to target a group of foreigners.^[2]

See also

• War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
• List of terrorist incidents, 2015
• List of terrorist attacks in Kabul