On 8 May 2021, a car bombing, followed by two more improvised explosive device (IED) blasts, happened in front of Sayed al-Shuhada school in Dashte Barchi. The community has a large Shia Hazara population. The bombing was in western Kabul, Afghanistan. It left 85 people dead and 147 injured. The majority of the casualties were girls between 11 and 15 years old.