Incident Summary:

10/06/2012: Gunmen attacked two United States special operations soldiers in Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. Both soldiers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201210060004

When:
2012-10-06

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Wardak

City:
Chak district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
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 United States Special Operations Soldiers
Nationality of Target International
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
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) 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 2 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
Number of U.S. Fatalities 2
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"2 US troops, 2 Afghan policemen killed in fighting," Associated Press Online, October 6, 2012.
"Two US soldiers killed in Afghan attack," Deutsche Presse-Agentur, October 6, 2012.
"Two US soldiers killed in Afghanistan," The Nation (AsiaNet), October 7, 2012.