:July 2018 Jalalabad suicide bombing

{{Infobox civilian attack

|title = July 2018 Jalalabad suicide bombing

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|location = Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan

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|type = Suicide bombing

|date = 1 July 2018

|fatalities = 20

|injuries = 20

|perps = Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province

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On 1 July 2018, a suicide bomber detonated in the center of the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, killing 20 people, mainly Sikhs and Hindus, and injuring 20 others.{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-blast/deadly-blast-hits-eastern-afghan-city-targeting-sikh-minority-idUSKBN1JR1IX|title=Deadly blast hits eastern Afghan city, targeting Sikh minority|last=Sultan|first=Ahmad|work=U.S.|access-date=2018-07-02|language=en-US}}

Responsibility

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it targeted Afghan Special Forces.{{Cite web|url=https://ent.siteintelgroup.com/Statements/is-claims-suicide-bombing-and-targeting-of-afghan-president-ghani-in-jalalabad.html|title=IS Claims Suicide Bombing and Targeting of Afghan President Ghani in Jalalabad|last=Palahniuk|website=ent.siteintelgroup.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-07-02|archive-date=1 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180701222324/https://ent.siteintelgroup.com/Statements/is-claims-suicide-bombing-and-targeting-of-afghan-president-ghani-in-jalalabad.html|url-status=dead}} In a further statement they said that 60 Afghan soldiers and "polytheists" were killed and wounded in an operation in the city of Jalalabad.{{Cite web|url=https://ent.siteintelgroup.com/Statements/is-khorasan-province-claims-killing-and-wounding-60-afghan-soldiers-and-polytheists-in-jalalabad.html|title=IS' Khorasan Province Claims Killing and Wounding 60 Afghan Soldiers and 'Polytheists' in Jalalabad|last=Palahniuk|website=ent.siteintelgroup.com|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-07-02|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331052719/https://ent.siteintelgroup.com/Statements/is-khorasan-province-claims-killing-and-wounding-60-afghan-soldiers-and-polytheists-in-jalalabad.html|url-status=dead}}