Incident Date:
August 19, 2008
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Panjva'i Afghanistan
Perpetrators: Taliban
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Unknown Explosive Type)
Organization Type: Religious,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
Target Information
1- Military(Military Units/Patrols/Convoys)
Canadian Target: No
Canadian Victim: Yes
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 1 fatalities, 2 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "08/19/2008: Assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Panjva'i, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The attack killed an Afghan interpreter, injuring one Canadian soldier, a nearby child, and damaging a NATO vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility."
References: 1) WITS
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