Incident Summary:

04/22/2018: Assailants set fire to a mobile phone tower in Ghazni Khil, Logar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three related attacks targeting mobile phone towers in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.

GTD ID:
201804220048

When:
2018-04-22

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Logar

City:
Ghazni Khil

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Mohammad Agha district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Telecommunication
Name of Entity Mobile Telecommunication Company
Specific Description Towers
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Incendiary Arson/Fire
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 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
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
"Gunmen torch 3 telecom towers," Frontier Post, April 24, 2018.
"Militants destroy telecom towers in restive Afghan province," Xinhua News Agency, April 24, 2018.