Incident Summary:

03/26/2018: Assailants opened fire on Khanullah, a former jihadi commander, in Tagab district, Kapisa, Afghanistan. Seven people, including Khanullah and his six family members, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201803270028

When:
2018-03-26

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Kapisa

City:
Tagab district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Former Jihadist Commander: Khanullah
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
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
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 7 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 7
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Unknown armed men kill all members of a family in Kapisa," MENA English (Middle East and North Africa Financial Network), March 28, 2018.