10 January 2017 Afghanistan bombings

10 January 2017 Afghanistan bombings
Part of War in Afghanistan (2015–present)
Kabul Kandahar Lashkargah 10 January 2017 Afghanistan bombings (Afghanistan)
Location	Kabul, Kandahar, Lashkargah, Afghanistan
Date	January 10, 2017 (2017-01-10)
Deaths	65+ to 98+ (+3)
Non-fatal injuries	94+
Perpetrators	Taliban (claimed the first and the third bombing) Islamic State (suspected of the second bombing)
Motive	Terrorism

On January 10, 2017, multiple bombings in Afghanistan occurred at government and tribal establishments during the renewed War in Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for all but one of the attacks, which targeted a United Arab Emirates diplomatic mission. In total, at least 64 to at least 88 people were killed and at least 94 were wounded, with at least three attackers also being killed. Other attacks may have taken place.

The first attack was a twin suicide bombing in front of the National Assembly of Afghanistan in the capital Kabul. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack that killed at least 46 people, mostly parliament workers, and wounded over 70, while they claimed that 70 were killed. The target was a National Directorate of Security minibus. There were two bombers, one on foot and one in a car.

The second attack was occurred at Governor Humayun Azizi's guesthouse in Kandahar, when the United Arab Emirates ambassador and his fellow diplomats were visiting. A hidden bomb was detonated during the meeting, killing at least 11 people and wounding at least 18. Among both the dead and the injured were many prominent Afghan politicians and foreign diplomats. The UAE Ambassador to Afghanistan, Juma Mohammed Abdullah Al Kaabi was also injured during the attack, and died of his injuries more than a month later, on February 15. Abdul Ali Shamsi, Kandahar’s deputy governor, was among those killed. Although suspected, the Taliban did not claim responsibility for the bombing and instead blamed it on "internal local rivalry".

A third bombing occurred in Lashkargah, where at least seven to 16 civilians were killed and six to nine were injured, not including the deceased suicide bomber. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack that targeted a tribal elder.

98 persons were killed and dozens more were injured in the three attacks. Many were significant people from Afghanistan and UAE. Such as: