| November 2020 Afghanistan attacks | |
| Partof: | the War in Afghanistan and Taliban insurgency |
| Location: | Afghanistan |
| Date: | November 2020 |
| Type: | Bombing Car bombing Shooting |
| Fatalities: | 88 |
| Injuries: | 193 |
| Perpetrators: | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province Taliban |
| Weapons: | Bomb Shotguns |
The November 2020 Afghanistan attacks were multiple attacks launched by insurgents including the Taliban and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province in November 2020. The attacks left at least 88 people dead and more than 193 injured.
| Date | Location | data-sort-type="number" | Dead | data-sort-type="number" | Injured | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herat, Herat Province | 3 | 2 | A bombing attack in Herat, Herat Province left at least 3 police dead and another 2 people were injured.[1] | ||
| 1 | Kunduz Province | 4 | 8 | At least 4 people were killed and another 8 were injured after a mortar shell hit Kunduz Province.[2] | ||
| 2 | Kabul, Kabul Province | 32 (+3) | 50 | 2020 Kabul University attack - At least 32 people were killed and 50 others injured in an attack on Kabul University.[3] The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the attack.[4] | ||
| 7 | Kabul, Kabul Province | 3 | 0 | A bomb attached to the vehicle of former TOLO TV presenter Yama Siawash exploded in the morning, killing the journalist and two other civilians while they were inside the car.[5] | ||
| 8 | Baghlan Province | 4 | 6 | Multiple attacks left at least 4 soldiers dead and 6 injured in Baghlan Province.[6] | ||
| 8 | Ghazni, Ghazni District, Ghazni Province | 8 | 7 | Taliban attacked houses with mortars in Ghazni city, Ghazni Province. The attack left at least 8 people dead and another 7 were injured.[7] | ||
| 10 | Faryab Province | 4 | 20 | At least 4 police were killed in car bombing attack and another 20 people were injured.[8] | ||
| 10 | Maidan Wardak Province | 1 | 5 | A bomb killed one and 5 others were injured in Maidan Wardak Province.[9] | ||
| 11 | Kabul Province | 2 | 1 | A magnetic bomb kills at least 2 police and another was injured in Lab-e-Jar area, Kabul Province.[10] | ||
| 11 | Kabul Province | 2 | 0 | At least 2 soldiers were killed in a shooting attack. The attack occurred in Qala-e-Wazir area, Kabul Province.[11] | ||
| 12 | Helmand Province | 1 | 0 | A bomb killed a reporter in Helmand Province.[12] | ||
| 13 | Paghman District, Kabul Province | 4 | 5 | Car bombing left at least 4 soldiers dead and 5 others were injured in Paghman District, Kabul Province.[13] | ||
| 17 | Jurm District, Badakhshan Province | 12 | 10 | Taliban kills at least 12 police and injured 10 others in Jurm District, Badakhshan Province.[14] | ||
| 21 | Kabul | 8 | 31 | ISIL claim responsibility for rocket attacks which hit several buildings, including the Iranian embassy, an office and a medical centre.[15] | ||
| 22 | Ghazni | 30 | 24 | At least 30 Afghani Security personnel were killed and at least 24 were wounded in a car bombing, but no one has claimed responsibility. The Taliban said they did not, nor did perpetrate the attack.[16] | ||
| 23 | Qalat | 4 | 24 | 4 civilians were killed, and 24 were injured, 4 critically, by a suicide attackin the Zabul District, Qalat province. No one has claimed responsibility[17] |