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June 2013 Kabul bombings
Location Supreme Court of Afghanistan, Kabul
Date 11 June 2013
Target court employees
Attack type
Suicide attack
Deaths 17
Non-fatal injuries
39
Assailants Taliban



A suicide bomb attack took place on the Supreme Court of Afghanistan in Kabul on 11 June 2013. At least 16 people died and 40 others were injured.[1][2]

Attack[]

The perpetrator drove a car filled with explosives into buses which were carrying court employees including judges.[3] The Taliban took responsibility for the attack, saying that they delivered a blow to judges who obeyed Western powers. The attack came a day after militants attacked Kabul International Airport.[1][4]

Reactions[]

  • Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai condemned the attack, saying, "it was another terrorist act that once again shows the Taliban are serving the enemies of Islam".[5]
  • UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the attack, stating, "Targeted attacks against civilians are unacceptable and a serious breach of international humanitarian law".[6]

References[]

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