Incident Summary:

05/01/2008: On Thursday afternoon at 1530, in Baraki Barak, Lowgar, Afghanistan, armed assailants killed the district education officer on his way home. No damages were reported, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
200805010037

When:
2008-05-01

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Logar

City:
Baraki Barak

Location Details:
The attack took place in Baraki Barak, Lowgar, Afghanistan.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Educational Institution
Name of Entity
Specific Description The district head of the education department
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
Weapon Details
Unknown firearms were used in the attack.
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 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
Pajhwok Afghan News, "District Education Officer Killed in Logar," LexisNexis Academic, Pajhwok Afghan News, April 20, 2008.
Triton Reports, "Armed Men Shot Dead the District Head of the Education Department," Triton Reports, August 05, 2008.