Thirty-one people are killed and 87 others are injured in a bombing at a Shia mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the bombing.
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April 21, 2022 (Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Four people are killed and 18 others are injured during a bombing in Kunduz targeting the 217 Omari Corps.
Four Taliban members are killed and another is wounded when their vehicle is hit by a roadside bomb in Nangarhar Province.
Boko Haram raid the town of Geidam, Yobe State, Nigeria, killing 12 people. Several buildings are destroyed, including a school.
Vladimir Putin tells his troops not to storm the Azovstal iron and steel works building in Mariupol, Donetsk Oblast, calling that plan "impractical" and instead ordering a blockade of the area.
Business and economy
The legislature for the U.S. state of Florida votes to strip Walt Disney World of its ability to self-govern by dissolving the Reedy Creek Improvement District, in apparent retaliation for Disney's actions during and following the passage of HB 1557, also known as the "Don't Say Gay" bill.
Disasters and accidents
International relations
Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih issues a presidential decree outlawing protests against India, claiming it is causing national instability and putting the security of Indian diplomats at risk.
Law and crime
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández is extradited to the United States on drug trafficking charges.
Iran arrests three alleged Israeli Mossad spies in Sistan and Baluchestan province, claiming that the spies are part of recent sensitive data leaks.
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