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06/20/2010: On Sunday morning at 0750, in Lashkar-gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, a bomb was detonated targeting the Kabul Bank, killing two people and wounding at least 13 others. According to Afghan Ministry of Interior, the two killed were a young girl and a woman. It is possible that a third child, a boy, was also killed in the first explosion; however, it has not been confirmed. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, the bomb appeared to have been intended for Afghan soldiers who go regularly to Kabul Bank to collect their pay. Less than an hour later, another bomb exploded 3 kilometers away in front of a high school, wounding five others, including an Afghan soldier and two children. Both explosives were hidden in pushcarts. No damages were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however the Taliban is suspected to be responsible.Overview
GTD ID:
201006200012
When:
2010-06-20
Country:
Afghanistan
Region:
South Asia
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Helmand
City:
Lashkar Gah
Location Details:
The attack took place at a market in Lashkar-gah, Helmand, Afghanistan.
What
| Target Type: Business | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Entity | Kabul Bank | ||
| Specific Description | The Kabul Bank | ||
| Nationality of Target | Afghanistan | ||
| Hostages | No |
| Ransom | No |
| Property Damage | Unknown |
| Extent of Property Damage | Unknown |
| Value of Property Damage | Unknown |
How
| Type | Sub-type |
|---|---|
| Explosives | Remote Trigger |
| Weapon Details | |
| A remote-controlled explosive device hidden in a pushcart was used in the attack. | |
| Suicide Attack? | No |
| Part of Multiple Incident? | Yes |
| Criterion 1 (more) | Yes |
| Criterion 2 (more) | Yes |
| Criterion 3 (more) | Yes |
| Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) | No |
| Additional Information | This was one of two related attacks (cf. 201006200011). The available sources listed the fatalities for this attack from 2 to 3, and the injuries for this attack from 13 to 14, and because no majority figures were reported, the lowest proferred casualty figures were used in order to preserve statistical accuracy in the database. |
Who
| Group Name | Claimed Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Taliban (suspected) | No |
| Number of Perpetrators | Unknown |
| Number of Captured Perpetrators | 0 |
| Total Number of Casualties | 2 Fatalities / 13 Injured |
| Total Number of Fatalities | 2 |
| Number of U.S. Fatalities | 0 |
| Number of Perpetrator Fatalities | 0 |
| Total Number of Injured | 13 |
| Number of U.S. Injured | 0 |
| Number of Perpetrators Injured | 0 |
Sources
| Pak Banker, "Two Blasts Rock S Afghanistan in Weekend Violence," Lexis Nexis Academic, Pak Banker, June 21, 2010. |
| Dexter Filkins, " Bomb Kills Three near a Bank in Southern Afghanistan," Lexis Nexis Academic, New York Times, June 21, 2010. |
| National Counterterrorism Center, “One Civilian, One Child Killed, Seventeen Civilians, One Soldier injured in IED Attack in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan," Worldwide Incidents Tracking System, October 19, 2010. |
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