Incident Summary:

10/16/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Sang Atash, Muqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and one assailant were killed and two officers and three assailants were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201510160065

When:
2015-10-16

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Ghazni

City:
Sang Atash

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Muqur district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Afghan Local Police (ALP)
Specific Description Checkpost
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
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 Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Unknown)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 3 Fatalities / 5 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 5
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 3
Sources
"Afghanistan: Taliban Shadow District Chief Killed in Badghis Province Clash," Pajhwok Afghan News, October 17, 2015.