Incident Summary:

11/28/2017: Assailants attacked the district center in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Three soldiers and an unknown number of assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. This was one of four related attacks in Uruzgan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.

GTD ID:
201711280011

When:
2017-11-28

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Uruzgan

City:
Shahidi Hassas district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Charchino
Specific Description District Center
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Afghan National Army (ANA)
Specific Description Soldiers
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
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 3 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities Unknown
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Militant’s evil design fend off: Taliban raids to overrun Uruzgan capital, towns repulsed," Afghanistan Times, November 28, 2017.