Incident Summary:

04/02/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated outside of a bank in Vash Mandi area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The blast occurred as a police caravan passed by. The explosion killed two people and injured at least 13 others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspected the Taliban.

GTD ID:
201404020044

When:
2014-04-02

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Kandahar

City:
Vash Mandi

Location Details:
The incident occurred near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Bank
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
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 Vehicle
Weapon Details
An explosive-laden motorcycle was used in the attack.
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
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this attack conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable estimates are reported here.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Taliban (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
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
"Blast kills 2, hurt 14 in Afghanistan," Frontier Post, April 3, 2014.
"Pak-Afghan border rocked with explosion, three killed," Pakistan Today, April 2, 2014.
"At least two killed, 13 injured near Pak-Afghan border," DAWN Group, April 2, 2014.