Incident Summary:

10/16/2019: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting police headquarters in Alishing district, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least three people, including the assailant, were killed and 26 others, including police and civilians, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201910160001

When:
2019-10-16

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Laghman

City:
Alishing district

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 Headquarters
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
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 Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Vehicle
Weapon Details
An explosives-laden Mazda truck was used in the attack.
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 majority reliable estimates are reported here.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Taliban Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Personal claim)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 3 Fatalities / 26 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 26
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Taliban Truck Bombing Kills 2 Security Personnel in Afghanistan," Latin American Herald Tribune, October 17, 2019.
"Afghanistan: Car bomb blast leaves 2 dead in Laghman," IBNS, October 16, 2019.
"2nd LD Writethru: 3 killed, 43 injured in E. Afghanistan car bomb blast: official," Xinhua General News Service, October 16, 2019.