Incident Summary:

10/20/2018: An explosive device detonated near a polling center in Karta-e Parwan, Kabul, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and 30 civilians were injured in the blast. This was one of seven bombings in the city on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201810200091

When:
2018-10-20

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Kabul

City:
Kabul

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Karta-e Parwan area of the city.

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
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 4
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 30 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 30
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"BBCM -- Top T Vs Focus On Voting, Give Kabul Security Incidents A Miss," BBC Monitoring, October 20, 2018.
"At least 10 Afghans, four Taliban killed in poll related clashes," BBC Monitoring, October 20, 2018.