2 and 5 September 2019 Kabul bombings
On the evening of 2 September 2019, a bomb on a tractor killed 16 people and injured 119 others at a housing compound used by international organisations in Kabul, Afghanistan. The target of the attack was foreign citizens living in the town; five Nepalis, two Britons and a 43-year-old Romanian diplomat were killed in the attack. Twenty-five other foreign residents were wounded, including another Romanian. On 5 September 2019, at least 12 people, including an American service member and a Romanian soldier, were killed and more than 40 injured when a suicide car bomber exploded in a heavily fortified area of central Kabul, close to the Afghan security offices. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks. See also List of terrorist attacks in Kabul References 2 and 5 September bombings 2019 murders in Afghanistan 2 and 5 September 2019 bombings 21st-century mass murder in Afghanistan 2 and 5 September 2019 bombings Mass murder in 2019 2 and 5 September 2019 bombings September 2019 crimes in Asia September 2019 events in Afghanistan Suicide bombings in 2019 2 and 5 September 2019 Suicide car and truck bombings in Afghanistan Taliban attacks