Jalalabad prison attack

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Jalalabad prison attack
Part of the War in Afghanistan
LocationJalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Date2–3 August 2020
TargetPrison
Attack type
Suicide car bombing
Mass shooting
Deaths29
Injured50
Perpetrators Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province Taliban

The Jalalabad prison attack occurred on 2–3 of August 2020, when a suicide car bomber and gunmen of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province (ISIL) attacked a prison in Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.[1][2] The attack began on the evening of 2 August.[1] A 20 hour long battle ensued between the soldiers and ISIL.[1] At least 29 people were killed including civilians, prisoners, guards, Afghan security forces, and at least eight ISIL attackers.[1][2] 50 other people were injured as well.[1] The prison held 1,793 inmates, most of whom were members of the jihadist groups ISIL and Taliban.[1] Most of the prisoners escaped, of whom 1,025 have been brought back to the prison.[1] On August 3, ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack.[1][2]

See also[]

  • 2013 attack on Indian consulate in Jalalabad
  • 2015 Jalalabad suicide bombing
  • 2019 Jalalabad suicide bombing
  • International military intervention against ISIL
  • July 2018 Jalalabad suicide bombing
  • List of prisons in Afghanistan
  • List of terrorist incidents linked to ISIL
  • List of wars and battles involving ISIL
  • Sarposa prison attack of 2008
  • Save the Children Jalalabad attack
  • September 2018 Jalalabad suicide bombing

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Islamic State group claims deadly attack on Afghanistan prison
  2. ^ a b c Islamic State group claims responsibility for deadly prison attack in Afghanistan

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