Incident Summary:
07/24/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a bus carrying Ministry of Mines and Petroleum employees in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least 36 people were killed and 41 people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
Overview
GTD ID:
201707240001
When:
2017-07-24
Country:
Afghanistan
Region:
South Asia
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Kabul
City:
Kabul
Location Details:
The incident occurred in Kabul's 3rd police district.
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Bombing/Explosion |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Government (General) |
Name of Entity |
Ministry of Mines and Petroleum |
Specific Description |
Bus of Employees |
Nationality of Target |
Afghanistan |
Additional Information
Hostages |
No |
Property Damage |
Yes |
Extent of Property Damage |
Unknown |
Value of Property Damage |
Unknown |
How
Weapon Information
Type |
Sub-type |
Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite |
Vehicle |
Additional Information
Suicide Attack? | Yes |
Part of Multiple Incident? | No |
Criterion 1 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
No |
Additional Information |
Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the most recent reliable estimates are reported here. |
Who
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name |
Claimed Responsibility |
Taliban |
Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.) |
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators |
1 |
Number of Captured Perpetrators |
0 |
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties |
36 Fatalities / 41 Injured |
Total Number of Fatalities |
36 |
Number of U.S. Fatalities |
0 |
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities |
1 |
Total Number of Injured |
41 |
Number of U.S. Injured |
0 |
Number of Perpetrators Injured |
0 |
Sources
Sources
"Taliban Claim Kabul Explosion That Killed Dozens," The New York Times, July 24, 2017." |
"35 killed in Kabul car bomb attack," The News International, July 25, 2017." |
"Death Toll Rises to 36 in Kabul Suicide Bombing: Source," Global English (Middle East and North Africa Financial Network), July 24, 2017." |
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