2023 Kabul Airport Bombing

On 1 January 2023, an explosion occurred at a checkpoint outside the military airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, located approximately 200 metres from the civilian Kabul International Airport. The blast resulted in deaths and injuries among those present, though a precise, confirmed casualty count from Afghan authorities was not immediately available.

The following day, 2 January 2023, the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the bombing via a statement posted on Telegram. In its claim, the group asserted that the attack had killed 20 people and injured 30 others. The Taliban-run Ministry of Interior disputed the casualty figures put forward by the Islamic State, stating that these numbers were inaccurate. The ministry indicated that it intended to release its own official toll of the dead and injured, though the specific figures from that official accounting are not detailed in available reporting.

The attack occurred amid a broader pattern of violence attributed to the Islamic State's Khorasan Province affiliate (ISIS-K) in Afghanistan, including previous attacks in and around Kabul, such as the 2021 Kabul airport attack. This incident is documented as one entry among a series of terrorist attacks recorded in Kabul and across Afghanistan during this period.

As such, this case remains without adjudicated responsibility at the individual level, notwithstanding the organizational claim made by the Islamic State.