| January 2014 Kabul restaurant attack | |
|---|---|
| Part of War in Afghanistan (2001–present) | |
| Location | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Date | 14 January 2014 |
Attack type | Suicide bombing, mass shooting |
| Weapons | Bomb, guns |
| Deaths | 21 (+1 bomber) |
| Perpetrators | Taliban |
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, aid workers and journalists; two gunmen then entered the building and began "shooting indiscriminately."[1] 21 people were slain.[2]
The Taliban immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.[1]
Casualties[]
| 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]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Suicide bomb attack on Kabul restaurant 'kills 14'". BBC. 17 January 2014. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-25781948.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Gobry, Pascal-Emmanuel (21 January 2014). "In Memoriam: Alexandros Petersen, Murdered By The Taliban In Kabul". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/pascalemmanuelgobry/2014/01/21/in-memoriam-alexandros-petersen/.
- ↑ "Kabul restaurant attack: Three UN staff and local IMF head among 21 dead". 18 January 2014. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/18/two-britons-killed-kabul-restaurant-attack-taliban.
- ↑ Torrance, Kelly Jane (3 February 2014). "Alexandros Petersen, 1984-2014 Kelly Jane Torrance on The Most Interesting Man in D.C.". Weekly Standard. http://www.weeklystandard.com/articles/alexandros-petersen-1984-2014_775301.html.
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