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11 June 2013 Kabul bombing
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Terrorist attack in Afghanistan
May 2023
June 2013 Kabul bombings the Taliban insurgency Afghanistan 250 34.5553 69.2075 Kabul Supreme Court of Afghanistan, Kabul Court employees 11 June 2013 Suicide bombing 17 39 Taliban
A suicide bomb attack took place on the Supreme Court of Afghanistan in Kabul on 11 June 2013. At least 16 people died and 40 others were injured.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/world/asia/afghanistan.html?_r=1& Taliban Bomb Attack Kills Court Workers in Kabul NYTimes 11 June 2013 29 July 2013 Rod Nordlandhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-22860144 BBC News - Afghanistan: Deadly explosion at Kabul Supreme Court Bbc.co.uk 2013-06-11 2013-07-11
Attack
The perpetrator drove a car filled with explosives into buses which were carrying court employees including judges.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/11/kabul-embassy-explosion_n_3420708.html Kabul Supreme Court Explosion: Large Blast Hits Near U.S. Embassy (UPDATED) Huffingtonpost.com 2013-06-11 2013-07-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304095313/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/11/kabul-embassy-explosion_n_3420708.html 2016-03-04 The Taliban took responsibility for the attack, saying that they delivered a blow to judges who obeyed Western powers. The attack came a day after militants attacked Kabul International Airport.Personal Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/militants-attack-kabul-airport/2013/06/09/924aa8ba-d178-11e2-9577-df9f1c3348f5_story.html Militants attack Kabul's international airport, hours after Karzai criticizes U.S. policies - Washington Post Articles.washingtonpost.com 2013-06-09 2013-07-16
Reactions
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai condemned the attack, saying, "it was another terrorist act that once again shows the Taliban are serving the enemies of Islam".Quinn Patrick Johnson Kay 2013-06-11 Taliban bomber in Kabul kills 17 at Supreme Court https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/nation-world/2013/06/12/taliban-bomber-kabul-kills-17-supreme-court/15088340007/ 2013-07-16 Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Associated Press
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the attack, stating, "Targeted attacks against civilians are unacceptable and a serious breach of international humanitarian law".https://news.un.org/en/story/2013/06/442222 United Nations News Centre - Afghanistan: Ban condemns deadly attack near Kabul's Supreme Court building Un.org 2013-06-13 2013-07-16
See also
List of terrorist attacks in Kabul
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