Incident Summary:

10/30/2017: Assailants shot and killed Sheikh Mujeebur Rahman, the prosecutor for Laghman province, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201710300010

When:
2017-10-30

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Nangarhar

City:
Jalalabad

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Jalalabad district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Lagham
Specific Description Provincial Prosecutor: Sheikh Mujeebur Rahman
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
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
Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Laghman prosecutor gunned down in Jalalabad," Pajhwok Afghan News English, October 31, 2017.
"BBCM: ISIS Claims Assassination of Judge in Afghanistan," BBC Monitoring, October 31, 2017.