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2024 Kandahar New Kabul Bank Bombing

On 21 March 2024, a suicide bomber attacked a New Kabul Bank branch in Kandahar, Afghanistan, killing at least 21 people and injuring at least 51, many of them Taliban personnel collecting wages.

SOLVED2024

New Kabul Bank branch, Kandahar, Afghanistan

3 SOURCESUPDATED JUL 2026
Illustrative

On 21 March 2024, a suicide bombing targeted a branch of the New Kabul Bank in Kandahar, Afghanistan, at approximately 8:00 Afghanistan Time (03:30 GMT). According to reporting, the attack killed at least 21 people and injured at least 51 others. The bombing occurred at a time when Taliban workers were gathered at the bank branch to collect their wages, and the attack appears to have targeted this group specifically.

Islamic State – Khorasan Province (IS-K) carried out the bombing. Hospital staff who treated casualties stated that the dead included several members of the Taliban, consistent with reports that Taliban personnel were among those present to collect pay at the time of the attack.

The suicide bomber was identified by the pro-Taliban website al-Mirsad as Asadbek Madiyarov, described as a citizen of Uzbekistan. The attack drew international condemnation, with both Iran and Pakistan issuing statements condemning the bombing.

Key facts

Victims
On file
Date
2024
Location
New Kabul Bank branch, Kandahar, Afghanistan
Case status
solved

Case timeline

  1. 2024-03-21

    A suicide bombing occurs at a New Kabul Bank branch in Kandahar, Afghanistan, at approximately 8:00 AFT (03:30 GMT), killing at least 21 people and injuring at least 51.

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People

  • Asadbek Madiyarov

    CHARGED

    Identified by the pro-Taliban al-Mirsad website as the suicide bomber who carried out the attack; a citizen of Uzbekistan. This identification comes from a single named source and has not been independently confirmed in the available reporting.

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Places

New Kabul Bank branch, Kandahar, Afghanistan

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Common questions

What happened to the victim?
On 21 March 2024, a suicide bomber attacked a New Kabul Bank branch in Kandahar, Afghanistan, killing at least 21 people and injuring at least 51, many of them Taliban personnel collecting wages.
Where did the bombing happen?
New Kabul Bank branch, Kandahar, Afghanistan.
What is the current status of the case?
Status: solved.
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Sources

  1. ENCYCLOPEDIC2024 Kandahar New Kabul Bank bombingWikipedia · 2026-07-07
  2. PRESSContemporaneous coverage — BBC NewsBBC News · 2026-07-07
  3. PRESSContemporaneous coverage — ABC NewsABC News · 2026-07-07

Record history

First published
JUL 07, 2026

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