Incident Summary:

01/30/2014: A suicide bomber detonated near the home of Faraidoon Mohmand in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Mohmand, a Member of Parliament (MP), was unharmed, and only the assailant was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect that the Taliban may have carried out the attack.

GTD ID:
201401300008

When:
2014-01-30

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Nangarhar

City:
Jalalabad

Location Details:
The incident took place in the Pol-i-Behsood area.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Wolesi Jirga
Specific Description Member: Faraidoon Mohmand
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Suicide (carried bodily by human being)
Weapon Details
A suicide bomber was used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?Yes
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Taliban (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Suicide bomber attacks district compound in Nangarhar," Afghanistan Times, January 30, 2014.
"1st LD: 4 killed in eastern Afghan bomb attacks," Philippines News Agency, January 30, 2014.
"Afghanistan: Nangarhar MP Targeted by Suicide Bomber," TOLOnews Online, January 30, 2014.