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03/13/2010: On Saturday evening at 1930, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, in the first of five related attacks, assailants detonated a Mazda truck filled with 700 kilos of explosives. Minutes later, a second suicide bomber detonated on the road in front of the prison. Seven women and three children were killed while they were on their way to a wedding hall in the locality and an unspecified number of wedding guests were wounded in the attack. In a second attack, two suicide bombers detonated themselves in front of Kandahar police headquarters, killing 13 policemen. Chief of police, Sardar Mohammad, said that the police were killed after opening fire on a car bomber near the main entrance of the headquarters. In the third attack, assailants attacked the Al-Jadded market targeting a police patrol. No casualty information or damages were reported for this attack. In the fourth attack, assailants detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive device attached to a motorcycle in front of the Red Mosque outside the residence of the head of the provincial council, Ahmed Wali Karzai. It is unclear whether or not the half brother of the Afghan President was the target of this attack. Karzai escaped unhurt. No casualty information or damages were reported for this attack. The fifth explosion occurred on a road near a Kabul bus stand. No other details were provided on the fifth attack including casualty information or damages. All five attacks were coordinated, occurring within minutes from each other. A total of 35 people were killed and 47 were wounded in the attacks. A total of 42 homes, several shops, the prison, the police headquarters, the Red Mosque and several power lines were damaged in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, and stated it was a warning to the International Security Assistance Force. A Taliban-linked Web site called the attacks in the south's largest city a "warning" to NATO's General Stanley McChrystal, who has said coalition forces will target Kandahar later this year after driving the insurgents from a key stronghold in neighboring Helmand province. Taliban spokesman, Qari Yousaf Ahmadi, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that the Taliban have started operations due to the operations that General McChrystal will soon begin and that they will not be enough to stop the Taliban.Overview
GTD ID:
201003130011
When:
2010-03-13
Country:
Afghanistan
Region:
South Asia
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Kandahar
City:
Kandahar
Location Details:
The attack took place at the main prison in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan.
What
| Target Type: Police | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name of Entity | Kanhahar Prison | ||
| Specific Description | The main prison in Kandahar was targeted in the attack. | ||
| Nationality of Target | Afghanistan | ||
| Hostages | No |
| Ransom | No |
| Property Damage | Yes |
| Extent of Property Damage | Unknown |
| Value of Property Damage | Unknown |
How
| Type | Sub-type |
|---|---|
| Explosives | Vehicle |
| Explosives | Suicide (carried bodily by human being) |
| Weapon Details | |
| An explosive-laden vehicle and suicide explosive devices were used in the attack. | |
| Suicide Attack? | Yes |
| Part of Multiple Incident? | Yes |
| Criterion 1 (more) | Yes |
| Criterion 2 (more) | Yes |
| Criterion 3 (more) | Yes |
| Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) | Yes |
| Alternate Designation (more) | Other Crime Type |
| Additional Information | This was one of five related attacks (c.f. 201003130010, 201003130009, 201003130022 and 201003130023). The available sources listed the fatalities for these attacks cumulatively as 35, and the injuries for these attacks cumulatively as 57, so these figures have been distributed evenly for these cases in order to preserve statistical accuracy in the database. The most recent available sources listed the injuries for this attack from 57 to 100, so the majority casualty figures have been used in order to preserve statistical accuracy in the database. The available sources listed the number of houses damaged for these attacks cumulatively as 42, so these figures have been distributed evenly for these cases in order to preserve statistical accuracy in the database. |
Who
| Group Name | Claimed Responsibility |
|---|---|
| Taliban | Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Call (post-incident)) |
| Number of Perpetrators | 2 |
| Number of Captured Perpetrators | 0 |
| Total Number of Casualties | 39 Fatalities / 57 Injured |
| Total Number of Fatalities | 39 |
| Number of U.S. Fatalities | 0 |
| Number of Perpetrator Fatalities | 4 |
| Total Number of Injured | 57 |
| Number of U.S. Injured | 0 |
| Number of Perpetrators Injured | 0 |
Sources
| Associated Press, “Taliban: Kandahar Bombings a 'Warning' to NATO,” LexisNexis, Associated Press, March 15, 2010. |
| Pajhwok Afghan News, “Thirty Five Killed in Spate of Bombings,” LexisNexis Academic, Pajhwok Afghan News, March 15, 2010. |
| Canwest News Service, "Taliban Launch Suicide Attacks in Attempted Prison Break, " LexisNexis Academic, Canwest News Service, March 14, 2010. |
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