Incident Summary:

07/04/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Nuristan province, Afghanistan. This was one of five attacks targeting checkposts in the province during fighting that lasted 48 hours. At least eight police officers were killed and 13 others were injured across all five attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201307040037

When:
2013-07-04

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Nuristan

City:
Unknown

Location Details:
The attack occurred in the Nuristan province.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Afghan Police
Specific Description Checkpost
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
Unknown
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this attack represent an equal division of a cumulative total of killed and wounded across incidents 201307040037, 201307040038, 201307040039, 201307040040, and 201307060024.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Taliban Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Unknown)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 2 Fatalities / 3 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities Unknown
Total Number of Injured 3
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured Unknown
Sources
"Afghanistan: Taliban and Afghan police suffer heavy casualties in Nuristan," Khaama Press, July 6, 2013.