Incident Summary:

03/30/2014: A landmine detonated under a police vehicle in Khoshk area, Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201403300033

When:
2014-03-30

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Ghazni

City:
Ghazni

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Khoshk area of Ghazni city.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Afghan Police
Specific Description Vehicle
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 Land Mine
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
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 Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 2
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Afghanistan: Nine Insurgents Killed in Separate Incidents in Ghazni Province," Pajhwok Afghan News, March 30, 2014.
"Taliban say three soldiers killed, four wounded in blast in Afghan east," Taliban Voice of Jihad Online, March 30, 2014.