Incident Summary:

01/29/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at a funeral ceremony of a local police officer in Mihtarlam city, Laghman province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least 16 people were killed and at least 39 people were wounded. This was one of two related bombings that occurred in Mihtarlam on this date; this second attack targeted the funeral ceremony for the victims of the first attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, Afghan officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.

GTD ID:
201501290020

When:
2015-01-29

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Laghman

City:
Mihtarlam

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Afghan Police
Specific Description Officers
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Funeral
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 Suicide (carried bodily by human being)
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?Yes
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable estimates are reported here.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Taliban No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 17 Fatalities / 39 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 17
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 39
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Afghanistan: Suicide Bomb Attack at Funeral Kills 16, Taliban Attack at Checkpoint Kills 11," International Business Times India, January 30, 2015.
"Afghanistan: Suicide bomber targets funeral ceremony in Laghman," Khaama Press, January 29, 2015.
"Highlights: Pakistan Pashto Press 31 January, 2015," OSC Summary, January 31, 2015.