:10 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing
{{short description|Explosive attack in Afghanistan}}
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{{Infobox civilian attack
| title = 10 August 2015 Kabul suicide bombing
| partof = the Taliban insurgency
| image = {{Location map | Afghanistan Kabul
| width = 250
| lat_deg = 34.5554519
| lon_deg = 69.2077732
| label =
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| alt = Kabul in Afghanistan
| caption = The International Airport within Kabul
| location = Kabul International Airport Kabul, Afghanistan
| coordinates =
| date = {{start date|df=yes|2015|08|10}}
| time = 11:20 am local time
| timezone =
| type = Suicide bombing
| fatalities = 5
| injuries = 16
| perps = {{flag|Taliban}}
| motive =
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{{Campaignbox War in Afghanistan (2001–present)}}
On 10 August 2015, a suicide bombing occurred in the Kabul International Airport street,{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-blast-idUSKCN0QF0N620150810|title=Car bomb explodes near Kabul airport|date=10 August 2015|work=Reuters|access-date=10 August 2015}} near the entrance to Kabul Airport, killing 5 people and wounding 16 people.{{Cite news|date=10 August 2015|title=Deadly bomb attack on Kabul airport|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33845326|access-date=19 September 2020}} This occurred days after a series of suicide attacks in the Afghan capital killed dozens and wounded hundreds.
The bombing occurred when a suicide bomber drove a vehicle into the first checkpoint on the road into the airport. The people that died included four civilians and a child.
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, and said it was intended to target a group of foreigners.
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Category:2015 murders in Afghanistan
Category:Suicide bombings in 2015
Category:Taliban bombings in Kabul
Category:Terrorist incidents in Kabul
Category:Terrorist incidents in Afghanistan in 2015
Category:Suicide bombings in Afghanistan
Category:August 2015 in Afghanistan
Category:2015 massacres of the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)