Incident Summary:

09/07/2012: A rocket was launched into Forward Operation Base (FOB) Shank, Logar province, Afghanistan. A Czech member of the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201209070017

When:
2012-09-07

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Logar

City:
Forward Operating Base Shank

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO): International Security Assistance Force (ISAF)
Specific Description Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT)
Nationality of Target International
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Weapon Details
A rocket was 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) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
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 0 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Czech PRT Member 'Seriously Injured' in Afghanistan," CTK, September 7, 2012.