On September 30, 2022, a suicide bomber blew himself up at the Kaaj education center in Dashte Barchi, a Hazara neighborhood in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least 52 people and injuring another 110.

[4][5][6] After the fall of Kabul ended the War in Afghanistan in 2021, the ruling Taliban vowed to protect citizens, including minorities.

Approximately 300 recent high school graduates arrived at the education center one hour before the attack took place.

[8] No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Financial Times author Benjamin Parkin speculated that it could be ISIS-K, the local affiliate of the Islamic State, due to their history of targeting Hazara people.

[8] The Interior Ministry spokesman, Abdul Nafi Takor, told the press that police have reportedly arrested a suspect potentially linked to this attack.