Incident Summary:

08/02/2018: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan local police (ALP) commander and his family in Kotwa, Paktika, Afghanistan. Two of his family members were killed and three others, including the commander, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.

GTD ID:
201808030047

When:
2018-08-02

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Paktika

City:
Kotwa

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Afghan Local Police (ALP)
Specific Description Commander: Niaz
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
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) No
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Other Crime Type
Additional Information There is doubt that this incident meets terrorism-related criteria. The Taliban reported that the attack was possibly the result of personal enmity.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Taliban (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 2 Fatalities / 3 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 3
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Paktika ALP commander injured, wife, daughter killed," MENA English (Middle East and North Africa Financial Network), August 4, 2018.