Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan bombing

On 11 January 2023, an Islamic State suicide bomber killed at least 20 people in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Background
The Islamic State–Taliban conflict began in 2015. IS increased the frequency of their insurgency in 2021, as foreign forces left the country.

Bombing
On 11 January 2023, at least 20 people were killed in a suicide bombing outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul, Afghanistan. Islamic State – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the explosion.

Aftermath
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan would again be attacked by a suicide bombing explosion on 27 March 2023.