Incident Summary:

09/18/2012: A suicide bomber drove a car into an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Haiderabad area, Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two other people were killed and five injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident. This was one of two suicide bombings across Afghanistan on September 18, 2012 claimed by the Taliban.

GTD ID:
201209180002

When:
2012-09-18

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Helmand

City:
Gereshk

Location Details:
The event occurred in the Haiderabad area of the district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Afghan National Army (ANA)
Specific Description Base
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Vehicle
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?Yes
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Taliban Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Unknown)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 3 Fatalities / 5 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 5
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"ANA soldier, civilian killed in Helmand suicide bombing," Afghan Islamic Press (AIP), September 18, 2012.
"Roundup: Triple suicide bombings in Afghanistan kill 18 in single day," Xinhua General News Service, September 18, 2012.
"Triple suicide bombings kill 18 in Afghanistan," Indo-Asian News Service, September 18, 2012.