It’s another sunny Saturday afternoon. You and your friends decide to join the protests occurring in the city. Upon arrival, you see the mass of people who have all gathered peacefully with the same beliefs and wants. Some protestors are chanting, others are holding signs. Law enforcement is there to keep the scene from turning violent. Everything is going smoothly when suddenly you hear a thunder that leaves a ringing in your ears and people running for their lives. Dust, debris and balls of fire litter the streets, making it almost impossible to see a few feet in front of you. You follow your first instinct-- to get you and your friends to safety.

For protesters in the capitol of Afghanistan, Kabul that very situation happened on July 23. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the bloody event that took the lives of 80, and another 260 injured (as of Saturday evening).

According to CNN, the protestors at the scene were Harazas, “a Persian-speaking people who mainly live in central Afghanistan." Harazas are a minority in Afghanistan who are considered 'outsiders' because of their Shia faith. The Harazas were “demanding a planned power line be rerouted through their poverty-stricken Bamyan province to ensure electricity in the relatively isolated area west of Kabul.”

Three ISIS fighters were lurking within the crowd, each with a bomb attached to their body. After the first two bombs detonated, the third suicide bomber was discovered and killed by Afghan security. Fatima Faizi, an Afghan freelance journalist told CNN what she witnessed, "I saw tens of people laying down in blood around me and hundreds of people running away from the scene."

Vicious attacks like this are no longer uncommon across the globe. Families are losing a mother, a daughter, a sibling, a father, a grandparent; the list goes on. ISIS is becoming fearless while the world becomes fearful. With three suicide bombings over the weekend, it is clear the terrorist group is becoming stronger and more resistant. When will this violence come to an end?