Incident Summary:

02/14/2016: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Tasang area, Dih Yak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and one officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.

GTD ID:
201602140014

When:
2016-02-14

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Ghazni

City:
Tasang

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Dih Yak district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Afghan National Police (ANP)
Specific Description Joint Patrol
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Afghan Local Police (ALP)
Specific Description Joint Patrol
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 No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 2 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
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
"Dozen killed in Ghazni clashes," Frontier Post, February 14, 2016.
"Highlights: Pakistan Pashto Press February l5, 2016," OSC Summary, February 15, 2016.