2023 Pul-i-Khumri bombing

On 13 October 2023, a suicide bombing occurred at Shia Imam Zaman Mosque in Pul-i-Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least 7 people were killed, and 15 wounded in the attack.^[1]

2023 Pul-i-Khumri bombing
Part of Persecution of Shias by the Islamic State
Pul-i-Khumri Pul-i-Khumri (Afghanistan)
Location	Imam Zaman Mosque, Pul-i-Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan
Date	13 October 2023
Target	Shia worshippers
Attack type	Suicide bombing
Deaths	7
Injured	17
Perpetrators	Islamic State – Khorasan Province

Explosion

During the Friday prayers, a bomb exploded in Imam Zaman mosque. Some of the injured were treated at Pul-i-Khumri Hospital, while others were transferred to Kunduz hospital for treatment.^[2] ISIS–K claimed responsibility for the attack, identifying the bomber as "Sayfullah al-Muwahhid".^[3]

See also

• List of terrorist incidents linked to Islamic State – Khorasan Province