Incident Summary:

07/23/2019: Assailants opened fire at a police checkpoint in Sultan Mir, Farah, Afghanistan. At least six people, including two assailants and four police officers, were killed and another six, including four assailants and two police officers, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201907230025

When:
2019-07-23

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Farah

City:
Sultan Mir

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Afghan Police
Specific Description Checkpoint
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
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
Taliban Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: E-mail)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 6 Fatalities / 6 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 6
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 2
Total Number of Injured 6
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 4
Sources
"Taliban kill 4 Afghan police in attack on checkpoint," ABC News, July 24, 2019.
"Gun battle kills 6 including 4 police in W. Afghanistan," Xinhua General News Service, July 24, 2019.
"Afghan Official: Four Police Officers Killed In Taliban Attack," Radio Free Europe, July 24, 2019.