Incident Summary:

11/28/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Hajj Alam Kalay, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Nesh on the same night. At least 14 assailants and one police officer were killed across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.

GTD ID:
201611280027

When:
2016-11-28

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Kandahar

City:
Hajj Alam Kalay

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Afghan Police
Specific Description Checkpoint
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
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 represent a division of the total number of those killed across incidents 201611280027, 201611280028, and 201611280029.
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 5 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 5
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 4
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Afghanistan: Official Says Clash Results in Deaths of 15 Taliban Militants, Policeman in Kandahar," Pajhwok Afghan News Online, November 29, 2016.
"Fourteen militants killed in Kandahar," Afghanistan Times, November 29, 2016.