Kabul school attack - in pictures


  • Medical staff move a teenager injured in a bomb attack on boys' school in a Shiite Hazara neighbourhood in Afghanistan's capital Kabul. At least six people were killed. AFP
    Medical staff move a teenager injured in a bomb attack on boys' school in a Shiite Hazara neighbourhood in Afghanistan's capital Kabul. At least six people were killed. AFP
  • Relatives visit an injured pupil in hospital. The school targeted was reported to be the Abdul Rahim Shaheed High School. AFP
    Relatives visit an injured pupil in hospital. The school targeted was reported to be the Abdul Rahim Shaheed High School. AFP
  • A Taliban fighter stands guard near the school in the Dasht e Barchi area of west Kabul. EPA
    A Taliban fighter stands guard near the school in the Dasht e Barchi area of west Kabul. EPA
  • Witnesses said there were three explosions. EPA
    Witnesses said there were three explosions. EPA
  • Taliban fighters gather outside the school. In May 2021, at least 85 people – mostly children – were killed in a bombing at another school in the area. EPA
    Taliban fighters gather outside the school. In May 2021, at least 85 people – mostly children – were killed in a bombing at another school in the area. EPA
  • Taliban stand guard in an area surrounding a school in the aftermath of multiple bomb blasts in a Shi'ite majority neighborhood, in Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA
    Taliban stand guard in an area surrounding a school in the aftermath of multiple bomb blasts in a Shi'ite majority neighborhood, in Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA
  • A Taliban stands guard outside a school in the aftermath of multiple bomb blasts, in a Shi'ite majority neighborhood, in Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA
    A Taliban stands guard outside a school in the aftermath of multiple bomb blasts, in a Shi'ite majority neighborhood, in Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA
  • People look on from inside a building in the aftermath of multiple bomb blasts outside a school in a Shi'ite majority neighborhood in Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA
    People look on from inside a building in the aftermath of multiple bomb blasts outside a school in a Shi'ite majority neighborhood in Kabul, Afghanistan. EPA