| October 2020 Afghanistan attacks | |
| Partof: | the War in Afghanistan and Taliban insurgency |
| Location: | Afghanistan |
| Date: | October 2020 |
| Type: | Car bombing Shooting Suicide bombing |
| Fatalities: | 253 |
| Injuries: | 339 |
| Perpetrators: | ISIL Taliban |
| Weapons: | Bombs Guns |
The October 2020 Afghanistan attacks were multiple attacks launched by insurgents including the Taliban and Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province in October 2020. The attacks left at least 243 people dead and 339 injured. 10 perpetrators were also killed in these attacks.
| Date | Location | data-sort-type="number" | Dead | data-sort-type="number" | Injured | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grishk District, Helmand Province | 9 (+1) | 4 | A suicide bombing left at least nine people including four civilians dead in a late-night attack in Grishk District in Helmand Province. A small child and three security personnel were wounded.[1] | ||
| 3 | Shinwar District, Nangarhar Province | 15 | 30 | A car bombing(motor explosion) kills at least 15 people and another 30 were injured. The attack occurred in Shinwar District, Nangarhar Province.[2] | ||
| 5 | Laghman Province | 8 (+1) | 38 | A suicide bombing kills at least 8 people and another 38 were injured in Laghman Province.[3] | ||
| 7 | Tagab District, Kapisa Province | 3 | 0 | A bomb kills at least 3 people in Tagab District, Kapisa Province.[4] | ||
| 8 | Imam Sahib District, Kunduz Province | 6 | 6 | Taliban kills 6 security forces and another 6 were injured in Imam Sahib District, Kunduz Province.[5] | ||
| 9 | Aliabad District, Kunduz Province | 8 | 7 | Taliban kills 4 Afghan soldiers and 4 police in Aliabad District, Kunduz Province. 5 soldiers and two police were also injured in the attack.[6] | ||
| 9 | Helmand Province | 3 | 3 | In Helmand Province Taliban kills at least 3 security forces and another 3 were injured. | ||
| 10 | Grishk District, Helmand Province | 5 | 9 | A bomb kills at least 5 people and another 9 were injured in Grishk District, Helmand Province.[7] | ||
| 10 | Shindand District, Herat Province | 2 | 10 | A bus hit a bomb. The attack left 2 people dead and 10 others were injured in Shindand District, Herat Province. | ||
| 11 | Sar-e Pol Province | 13 | 3 | At least 13 people including 10 Afghan soldiers were killed and another 3 people were injured in roadside bombing in Sar-e Pol Province.[8] | ||
| 14 | Kushki Kuhna District, Herat Province | 5 | 13 | A roadside bomb kills at least 5 people and another 13 were injured in Kesh-e-Kohna district.[9] | ||
| 14 | Asmar, Kunar Province | 5 | 0 | At least 5 people were killed by a bomb in Asmar district. | ||
| 14 | Mihtarlam, Laghman Province | 3 | 7 | A bomb kills at least 3 people and another 7 were injured in Mehtarlam, Laghman Province. | ||
| 18 | Sahib District, Kunduz Province | 8 | 0 | Taliban kills at least 8 security forces in Sahib District, Kunduz Province.[10] | ||
| 18 | Chaghcharan, Ghor Province | 12 | 100 | A car bombing attack kills 12 people and another 100 were injured in Chaghcharan, Ghor Province.[11] | ||
| 20 | Zazi Maidan District, Khost Province | 2 | 2 | The governor of Zazi Maidan District and a bodyguard was shot dead and another 2 were injured in eastern Khost Province.[12] | ||
| 20 | Jalrez District, Maidan Wardak Province | 5 | 9 | At least 5 people were killed and 9 were injured after two bombing attacks. The attacks occurred in Jalrez District, Maidan Wardak Province.[13] | ||
| 20 | Kang District, Nimruz Province | 12 | 0 | At least 12 police were killed after two bombs exploded in Kang District, Nimruz Province.[14] | ||
| 21 | Baharak District, Takhar Province | 47 | 3 | Taliban kills at least 47 police and injured 3 others in Baharak District, Takhar Province.[15] | ||
| 22 | Shareen Tagab District, Faryab Province | 4 | 10 | Taliban attack Shareen Tagab District, Faryab Province with mortar. The attack left at leas 4 people dead and another 10 were injured.[16] | ||
| 23 | Khash Rod District, Nimroz Province | 20 | 0 | Taliban kills at least 20 Afghan soldiers. The attack occurred in Khash Rod District, Nimroz Province.[17] | ||
| 24 | Nimruz Province | 6 | 2 | Taliban kills at least 6 security forces and injured 2 others in Nimruz Province.[18] | ||
| 24 | Ghazni, Ghazni District, Ghazni Province | 9 | 1 | At least 9 people were killed and another were injured after two bomb exploded in Ghazni, Ghazni District, Ghazni Province.[19] | ||
| 24 | Kabul, Kabul Province | 30 (+1) | 70 | A suicide bombing kills at least 30 people and another 70 were injured outside an educational center in Kabul, Kabul Province.[20] The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the attack.[21] | ||
| 26 | Kabul, Kabul Province | 0 | 3 | At least 3 people were injured in a magnetic mine explosion in Kabul.[22] | ||
| 27 | Kabul, Kabul Province | 3 | 10 | A blast by a magnetic mine left at least 3 people dead in Kabul.[23] | ||
| 27 | Khost, Khost Province | 0 (+7) | 0 | Shooting and car bombings attacks occurred in Khost city. At least 7 perpetrators were killed by the security forces.[24] |