20 October 2017 Afghanistan attacks

On 20 October 2017, suicide bombers attacked mosques in Kabul and Ghor Province, Afghanistan, killing at least 60 people. During Friday prayers on 20 October 2017, a gunman entered Imam Zaman, a Shia mosque in Kabul. He opened fire, then detonated a bomb - killing about 40 people. During Friday prayers on the same day, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in a Sunni mosque in Ghor Province, killing at least 20 people. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the Kabul attack.

20 October 2017 Afghanistan attacks

On 20 October 2017, suicide bombers attacked mosques in Kabul and Ghor Province, Afghanistan, killing at least 60 people. During Friday prayers on 20 October 2017, a gunman entered Imam Zaman, a Shia mosque in Kabul. He opened fire, then detonated a bomb - killing about 40 people. During Friday prayers on the same day, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in a Sunni mosque in Ghor Province, killing at least 20 people. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the Kabul attack.