Incident Summary:

12/26/2020: Assailants detonated explosive devices in a tunnel under the police headquarters of Gizab district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed, and three other officers were injured in the blast. The headquarters was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.

GTD ID:
202012260004

When:
2020-12-26

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Uruzgan

City:
Gizab district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Afghan Police
Specific Description Headquarters
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive 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 No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 3 Fatalities / 3 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 3
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Afghan War Casualty Report: December 2020," NYTimes.com Feed, December 10, 2020.