2023 Fayzabad mosque bombing

2023 Fayzabad mosque bombing
Location	Fayzabad, Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Date	8 June 2023
Target	Taliban members
Attack type	Bombing
Weapons	Explosives
Deaths	19+
Injured	38
Perpetrators	Islamic State – Khorasan Province
Motive	Islamic State–Taliban conflict

On 8 June 2023, a bombing took place during a mourning service at a mosque in Fayzabad, Badakhshan Province, northern Afghanistan. At least 19 people were killed in the blast, while 38 more were injured. The deputy governor of the province, Nisar Ahmad Ahmadi, who was killed that week in a car bombing, was being remembered during the memorial service. The attack happened close to the Nabawi Mosque in Fayzabad, the province's capital. The Islamic State – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the attack.