On the morning of 19 April 2022, three explosions rocked the Abdul Rahim Shahid Secondary School in a Shia Hazara neighborhood in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least 6 people and injuring scores of others, mainly students.

[1] Since the takeover of the country by the Deobandi Islamist Taliban in August 2021, the rival Islamic State – Khorasan Province group has frequently targeted minorities in Afghanistan, including a previous school bombing in Kabul.

[2] The return of the Taliban has also been seen as a threat by this Shia minority, who has seen many fleeing the country to other nations such as neighboring Pakistan and as far as Canada.

Some have raised claims that the Taliban disrespected the deceased and that the victims counts should be higher due to the number of individuals looking for missing family members.

[4] A deputy spokesperson of the Taliban government condemned the attack and called it a "crime against humanity" and vowed that the perpetrators would be found and punished.