Incident Summary:

08/19/2020: An explosive device attached to a ministry of education vehicle detonated in Company, Kabul, Afghanistan. Abdulbaqi Amin, the Ministry of Education scientific council head, was killed and his driver was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
202008190003

When:
2020-08-19

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Kabul

City:
Kabul

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Company neighborhood of the 5th police district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Ministry of Education
Specific Description Vehicle
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Sticky Bomb
Weapon Details
A magnetic mine attached to a vehicle was used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information The victims included Abdul Baqi Amin, the Ministry of Education Scientific Council Head, and his driver.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"'Advocate for peace': Bombing kills Afghan official in Kabul," Al Jazeera, August 19, 2020.
"Afghan War Casualty Report: August 2020," NYTimes.com Feed, August 6, 2020.
"Two killed, two wounded in mine blasts in Kabul," Afghan Islamic Press news agency, Peshawar, in Pashto 0414gmt, August 19, 2020.