On January 17, 2014, a suicide bomber detonated explosives at the gate of the Taverna du Liban, a heavily fortified restaurant in Kabul popular with foreign nationals, including diplomats, humanitarian aid workers and journalists; two gunmen then entered the building and began "shooting indiscriminately."[1] 21 people were slain.[2]
| January 2014 Kabul restaurant attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of War in Afghanistan (2001–present) | |
  Kabul Kabul (Afghanistan) | |
| Location | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Date | 17 January 2014 |
Attack type | Suicide bombing, mass shooting |
| Weapons | Bomb, guns |
| Deaths | 21 (+1 bomber) |
| Perpetrators | Taliban |
The Taliban immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.[1]
Casualties
edit| Nationality[3] | Dead |
|---|---|
 Afghanistan
|
8 |
 Lebanon
|
2 |
 United Kingdom
|
2 |
 Canada
|
2 |
 United States
|
2 |
 Denmark
|
1 |
 Malaysia
|
1 |
 Russia
|
1 |
 Pakistan
|
1 |
 Somalia
|
1 |
| Total | 21 |
- Wabel Abdallah, head of the Afghanistan office of the International Monetary Fund.[1]
- Alexandros Petersen, a scholar of energy and of the geopolitics of the Caucasus and Central Asia.[2] Petersen had recently joined the faculty at the American University in Kabul.[2][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Suicide bomb attack on Kabul restaurant 'kills 14'". BBC. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ a b c Gobry, Pascal-Emmanuel (21 January 2014). "In Memoriam: Alexandros Petersen, Murdered By The Taliban In Kabul". Forbes. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "Kabul restaurant attack: Three UN staff and local IMF head among 21 dead". TheGuardian.com. 18 January 2014.
- ^ Torrance, Kelly Jane (3 February 2014). "Alexandros Petersen, 1984-2014 Kelly Jane Torrance on The Most Interesting Man in D.C." Weekly Standard. Archived from the original on January 24, 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2015.