Incident Summary:

09/18/2010: On Saturday, in an unspecified location of Herat, Afghanistan, unknown assailants attacked a polling station before it opened. No property damage or casualties were reported, and no group claimed responsibility, but the Taliban was suspected.

GTD ID:
201009180035

When:
2010-09-18

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Herat

City:

Location Details:
The attack occurred at a polling station in an unspecified area of Herat.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Afghan Government
Specific Description A polling station was targeted in the attack.
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
Weapon Details
Unknown weapons 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
Taliban (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
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
Reuters, "FACTBOX- Security Developments in Afghanistan, Sept 18," Reuters, September 18, 2010, http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SGE68H00B.htm.
Times of Oman, “Rockets and Attacks Strike as Afghan Poll Opens,” LexisNexis Academic, Reuters, September 19, 2010.