A suicide bomber targeted a convoy of cars about 1km/ 0.6 miles of Villa Somalia, the presidential palace in Mogadishu. At least eight people, including Hibaq Abukar, an advisor of women and human rights affairs in Prime Minister Mohammed Hussein Roble's office, were killed in the blast and seven others were wounded. The bomber reportedly detonated the VBIED as he was stopped at checkpoint as the convoy passed by. The al Qaeda-linked al- Shabaab militant group claimed responsibility for the attack.

At least 11 people, including soldiers and civilians, were killed and 16 others were wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a tea shop located near a military training base in the Wadajir neighborhood of Mogadishu.  The al-Qaida affiliated al-Shabab terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack.

A group of five unidentified gunmen kidnapped an Indian national, Bansari Lal Arendeh, at gunpoint in the Karte Parwan area of Kabul in the Police District (PD) 11. The 50-year-old victim, owner of a pharmacy, was kidnapped at gunpoint by five along with his employees from a vehicle near the shop. The attackers reportedly kidnapped and assaulted an employee, who eventually managed to escape. Taliban officials have said that they will investigate the incident. Though the victim and his brother had taken Indian citizenship, they kept visiting Kabul for their business and livelihood. (moneycontrol.com, 16 September 2021)

A group of five unidentified gunmen kidnapped an Indian national, Bansari Lal Arendeh, at gunpoint in the Karte Parwan area of Kabul in the Police District (PD) 11. The 50-year-old victim, owner of a pharmacy, was kidnapped at gunpoint by five along with his employees from a vehicle near the shop. The attackers reportedly kidnapped and assaulted an employee, who eventually managed to escape. Taliban officials have said that they will investigate the incident. Though the victim and his brother had taken Indian citizenship, they kept visiting Kabul for their business and livelihood. (moneycontrol.com, 16 September 2021)

A suicide bomber on a motorcycle packed with 6 kg/ 13 pounds of explosives rammed into vehicle of Frontier Constabulary (FC)-- a paramilitary militia –convoy at a check post along Mastung Road in Quetta the capital Balochistan province. At least three members of FC were killed in the blast and 20 were wounded. The militant Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack. The TPP, which is separate from the Afghan Taliban, renewed its allegiance to that group after the fall of Kabul last month and has recently stepped up its campaign against Pakistani security forces.