Incident Summary:

10/04/2016: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Niazullah area, Baghlani Jadid, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on this day. At least 12 assailants were killed and 25 wounded across the four attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201610060018

When:
2016-10-04

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Baghlan

City:
Baghlani Jadid district

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Niazullah area.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Afghan Police
Specific Description Checkpoints
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?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable estimates are reported here. Casualty numbers represent a division of the total number of those killed and wounded across incidents 201610060018, 201610060019, 201610060020, and 201610040042.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Taliban Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Personal claim)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 4 Fatalities / 6 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 4
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 4
Total Number of Injured 6
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 6
Sources
"Taliban’s shadow district chief killed in Baghlan," Afghanistan Times, October 5, 2016.
"Key Taliban figure, uprising commander killed in Faryab," Pajhwok Afghan News, October 5, 2016.
"Afghanistan: Security Forces Kill 11 Taliban Militants, Wound 23 in Baghlan Province Clashes," Pajhwok Afghan News Online, October 4, 2016.