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 (more)	Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more)	Yes

Target Information (more)
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 (more)	Yes
Criterion 2 (more)	Yes
Criterion 3 (more)	Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more)	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."