2011 Afghanistan Ashura bombings

Suicide bombing in Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif March 2023 2011 Afghanistan Ashura bombings Blue mosaic mosque, Kabul.jpg The Abul Fazl Mosque in 2008 Afghanistan 34.533056 69.166111 Kabul 36.42 67.07 Mazar-i-Sharif Locations of the incidents KabulMazar-i-Sharif Shia20 Killed in Rare Attacks on Afghan Shiites https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/afghan-police-2nd-bomb-targeting-shiites-kills-15093375#.Tt3rPLKwkd8 6 December 2011 ABC News 6 December 2011 6 December 2011 12:00 AFT Suicide bombingIED bombing 80+ 160+ The 2011 Afghanistan Ashura bombings were a pair of bombings in the Afghan capital of Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif.Three blasts rock Afghanistan, 34 dead http://ibnlive.in.com/news/three-blasts-rock-afghanistan-34-dead/209338-2.html https://web.archive.org/web/20111207121324/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/three-blasts-rock-afghanistan-34-dead/209338-2.html dead 7 December 2011 6 December 2011 CNN-IBN 6 December 2011Afghanistan shrine blasts leave 34 dead: Police http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/Afghanistan-shrine-blasts-leave-34-dead-Police/articleshow/11004887.cms 6 December 2011 The Times of India 6 December 2011 The Kabul suicide bombing took place at around noon local time, on the day when Muslims commemorate Ashura, an annual holy day throughout the Muslim world particularly by the Shi'a Muslims. The first attack took place at the gate of a Shi'a shrine in Kabul and was caused by a suicide bomber. The second incident took place in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif, where a bomb was affixed to a bicycle that exploded near a mosque shortly after the Kabul blast.Explosion rocks shrine in Kabul https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16046079 6 December 2011 BBC 6 December 2011 The suicide blast in Kabul resulted in the deaths of more than 70 civilians, which included women and children, while the Mazar-i-Sharif blast claimed at least 4 lives.At least 34 killed in Kabul shrine blasts http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/at-least-30-dead-in-kabul-shrine-blast-155717?pfrom=home-otherstories 6 December 2011 NDTV 6 December 2011 The third was in the southern city of Kandahar, where five people received injuries. The total number of dead in all the attacks reached about 80, while over 160 more were injured.https://www.foxnews.com/world/afghanistans-president-says-death-toll-from-shrine-blast-has-risen-to-at-least-80/ Afghanistan's President Says Death Toll From Shrine Blast Has Risen to at Least 80 Fox News 11 December 2011 11 December 2011 Attacks Kabul A suicide bomber attacked the Abul Fazl Mosque in the Murad Khane neighborhood of Kabul on 6 December 2011, which claimed more than 50 lives.Afghanistan: Kabul shrine attacks 'kill 52' https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/8937414/Afghanistan-Kabul-shrine-suicide-attacks-kills-34.html https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20111206224420/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/8937414/Afghanistan-Kabul-shrine-suicide-attacks-kill-54.html dead 6 December 2011 6 December 2011 The Daily Telegraph 6 December 2011 London Reports suggested that the suicide bomber was carrying a backpack and may have been full of explosives. The blast took place at around 12 noon (07 30 GMT) at the gate of the Abu Fazl shrine, which is a place mostly visited by Shias. Hundreds of Afghans had gathered to commemorate Ashura, the day on which Husayn ibn Ali the grandson of Muhammad along with 72 followers were murdered in Kerbala, Iraq.At least 34 killed in Afghan shrine blasts http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-world/at-least-34-killed-in-afghan-shrine-blasts-20111206-1oh1h.html 6 December 2011 The Sydney Morning Herald 6 December 2011 According to the statement released by Interior Ministry, a man wearing suicide vest blew himself up inside the shrine where Shi'ite mourners were observing the martyrdom of Hussayn. Mazar-i-Sharif The second bomb took place near the Blue Mosque in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif, where four people were killed. The bomb was reportedly hidden on a bicycle, and went off shortly after the Kabul blast.More than 30 dead in twin Afghan shrine bombings https://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/latest-news/-more-than-30-dead-in-twin-afghan-shrine-bombings/news-story/a67a9cf79f4636b022926b371e2bb5ec 6 December 2011 The Australian subscription 6 December 2011 Victims More than 70 people were killed following the explosion at the Abul Fazl Mosque in Kabul, while four people were killed in Mazar-i-Sharif, taking the total death toll to at least 74.Karzai Says Death Toll From Ashura Bombings Now At 80 Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 14 December 2011. The U.S. Embassy in Kabul confirmed that one of the dead was a United States citizen.https://archive.today/20130125080259/http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/Afghanistan/US-citizen-killed-in-Kabul-shrine-blast-embassy/Article1-778940.aspx US citizen killed in Kabul shrine blast: embassyhttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-kabul-blast-idUSTRE7B50C320111207 Afghan bombs kill 78 in two days Mirwais Harooni Reuters 7 December 2011 3 March 2023Afghan bombs kill 78 in two daysPakistan-based group claims role in deadly blast in Kabul A number of local and international photojournalists were present when the Kabul bomb exploded. Images appeared in which children were seen screaming or were dead.http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-afghanistan-bombings-20111207,0,4701392.story Two Afghanistan bombings aimed at Shiites kill at least 59 people Los Angeles Times 7 December 2008 9 December 2011 Hashmat Baktash Alex Rodriguezhttps://www.thehindu.com/news/international/at-least-55-killed-in-kabul-suicide-bombing/article2691816.ece At least 55 killed in Kabul suicide bombing 7 December 2008 9 December 2011 Chennai, India The Hinduhttps://blogs.wsj.com/photojournal/ Photos of the Day: Dec. 8 The Wall Street Journal 7 December 2008 9 December 2011 Responsibility Ali Sher-e-Khuda, a man claiming to belong to the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, told BBC News that his group was behind the attacks.US diplomat: Bombing at Afghan Shiite shrine in Kabul not likely to spark sectarian war https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/us-diplomat-bombing-at-afghan-shiite-shrine-in-kabul-not-likely-to-spark-sectarian-war/2011/12/10/gIQA88WzjO_story.html?wprss=rss_world 11 December 2011 The Associated Press 10 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20190119180036/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia-pacific/us-diplomat-bombing-at-afghan-shiite-shrine-in-kabul-not-likely-to-spark-sectarian-war/2011/12/10/gIQA88WzjO_story.html?wprss=rss_world 19 January 2019 dead dmy-allKarzai Asks Pakistan for Answers About Blasts https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052970203501304577084171736240212 8 December 2011 The Wall Street Journal 8 December 2011 According to Mark Toner, spokesman for U.S. Department of State, "It's been responsible for many attacks within Pakistan. So it's clearly a threat to both countries, and it's precisely the kind of organisation that the secretary (of state) was trying to address when she went to Pakistan in calling for Pakistan to do more to combat this kind of extremist terrorist activity within its own borders."https://archive.today/20130131034158/http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2011/12/08/us-backs-karzai-unsc-slams-attack US backs Karzai; UNSC slams attack In June 2012, two men from Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan named Rahim Gul and Habibullah confessed to transporting the suicide bomber from Peshawar, Pakistan. The Attorney General of Afghanistan, Mohammad Ishaq Aloko, stated that "The attack was planned and organized in Peshawar and executed on the holy day." He said "the bombing was an attempt to create division between Afghan Sunni and Shiite Muslims", and alleged that "the Pakistani intelligence service was involved in the attack." Deb Riechmann Violence spikes across southern Afghanistan 2012-06-19 Associated Press https://news.yahoo.com/violence-spikes-across-southern-afghanistan-123615291.html Google News 2012-06-19 Initially, Afghan Interior Minister Bismillah Khan Mohammadi had accused the Taliban of organising the suicide attack inside a shrine in KabulAfghan gov't blames Taliban for Kabul bombing http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2011-12/07/c_131293789.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20120421145423/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2011-12/07/c_131293789.htm dead 21 April 2012 8 December 2011 Xinhua News Agency 8 December 2011Afghan attacks Taliban, not sectarian, says interior ministry https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-asia-16055802 8 December 2011 BBC 8 December 2011 but Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid denied involvement. Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said he would discuss the matter with Pakistan.Karzai Says He Will Talk to Pakistan Over Attacks. The New York Times. 7 December 2011.Sardar Ahmad Karzai blames Pakistanis over sectarian massacre 2011-12-07 AFP https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iuiDw_85Fc_czcRRDdjV3ooxsrIw?docId=CNG.8d286bd1dbe15a516592439618a32be0.3c1 https://web.archive.org/web/20120108031218/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iuiDw_85Fc_czcRRDdjV3ooxsrIw?docId=CNG.8d286bd1dbe15a516592439618a32be0.3c1 dead 8 January 2012 Google News 2011-12-08 Reactions Hundreds of people had joined funeral processions held the next day.The Afghans bury their dead http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-12-08/the-afghans-bury-their-dead/3720488?section=world 8 December 2011 ABC News 8 December 2011 The attack was also condemned by leaders of different ethnic groupsDecember 2011 said that it was aimed at creating a sectarian war in the country but that they would not turn to violence and instead would stand united in condemning the attack. The United Nation Security Council also condemned the attack. 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