2021 Kabul hospital attack

The 2021 Kabul hospital attack was a major insurgent attack that took place at the Sardar Mohammad Daoud Khan Military Hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan on November 2, 2021. The attack was carried out by the Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISKP) and resulted in the deaths of at least 25 people, with over 50 others injured.

Background: The Islamic State began an insurgency in Afghanistan in 2015 and had previously claimed responsibility for a 2017 attack on the same hospital.

Attack: On November 2, 2021, bombers and gunmen attacked the Daoud Khan Military Hospital in Kabul. The attack began with a suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonating his explosives at the hospital gate, followed by four attackers storming the hospital. Among the victims was Mawlawi Hamdullah Mukhlis, the leader of the Kabul Corps of the Islamic Army of Afghanistan, who was known as the "Conqueror of Kabul" for being the first senior Taliban figure to occupy the Afghanistan presidential palace during the Taliban takeover of Kabul in August 2021. A second explosion occurred at the gate, and Taliban commandos arrived via helicopter to engage in a firefight with the ISKP gunmen. All the attackers were killed in the ensuing battle. The attack resulted in the deaths of at least 25 people and left 50 others wounded.

References: - [1] BBC News: "More than 20 killed in attack on Kabul military hospital" - [2] The Guardian: "Explosions and gun attack on central Kabul hospital kill 25 people" - [3] France 24: "Senior Taliban commander, several civilians killed in Kabul hospital attack" - [4] WION: "Key Taliban member killed in Afghanistan military hospital attack" - [5] The Khaama Press News Agency: "Key Taliban commander among those killed in Kabul attack"