Incident Summary:

12/31/2016: An explosive device detonated in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and six civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

Overview

GTD ID:
201612310039

When:
2016-12-31

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Helmand

City:
Lashkar Gah

What

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more)	Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more)	Yes

Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity	Not Applicable
Specific Description	Civilians
Nationality of Target	Afghanistan

Additional Information
Hostages	No
Property Damage	Unknown
Extent of Property Damage	Unknown
Value of Property Damage	Unknown

How

Weapon Information
Type	Sub-type
Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite	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

Who

Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name	Claimed Responsibility
Unknown	No

Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators	Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators	0

Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties	1 Fatalities / 6 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities	1
Number of U.S. Fatalities	0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities	0
Total Number of Injured	6
Number of U.S. Injured	0
Number of Perpetrators Injured	0

Sources

Sources
"Program Summary: Afghanistan-Pul-e Alam Zinat Ghag Radio Pashto 1430 GMT 30 December 2016," Zinat Ghag Radio, December 31, 2016."