The 2015 Kabul Parliament attack occurred on June 22, 2015, when members of the Taliban detonated a car bomb outside the National Assembly in Kabul then attacked the building with assault rifles and RPGs. Two civilians and seven Taliban died in the attack.



The National Assembly (Pashto: ملی شورا, romanized: Mili Shura, Dari: شورای ملی, romanized: Shura-e Milli), also known as the Parliament of Afghanistan or simply as the Afghan Parliament, was the legislature of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. It was effectively dissolved on 15 August 2021 after the fall of Kabul and after almost all government officials fled the country. It was a bicameral body, comprising two chambers:

Meshrano Jirga (مشرانو جرګه) or the House of Elders: an upper house with 102 seats.

Wolesi Jirga (ولسي جرګه) or the House of the People: a lower house with 250 seatsAccording to Chapter Five of the Constitution of Afghanistan, "the National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan as the highest legislative organ was the manifestation of the will of its people and represents the whole nation. Every member of the National Assembly took into judgment the general welfare and supreme interests of all people of Afghanistan at the time of casting their vote".