Incident Summary:

07/21/2018: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Sholgara district, Balkh, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and five others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201807210002

When:
2018-07-21

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Balkh

City:
Sholgara district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Afghan Police
Specific Description Police 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?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
Taliban 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 / 5 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 5
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Media Highlights on Afghanistan 21 July 2018," Summary, July 21, 2018.
"Taliban say around 150 soldiers killed in Afghan east attacks," Taliban Voice of Jihad Online, July 22, 2018.