On 8 May 2021, a car bombing, following by two more improvised explosive device (IED) blasts, occurred in front of Sayed al-Shuhada school in Dashte Barchi, a predominantly Shia Hazara area[1][2] in western Kabul, Afghanistan,[3] leaving at least 68 people dead and 165 injured.[4][5][6][7] The majority of the casualties were girls between 11 and 15 years old.[8][9] The attack took place in a neighbourhood that has frequently been attacked by militants belonging to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) over the years.[2][10]