Incident Summary:

11/15/2018: Assailants attacked security posts in Aq Tapa, Kunduz, Afghanistan. This was one of four attacks on security posts in Qalay-i-Zal district on this date. At least three soldiers and 13 assailants were killed and two soldiers and 16 assailants were injured across the four incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.

GTD ID:
201811150019

When:
2018-11-15

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Kunduz

City:
Aq Tapa

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Afghan National Army (ANA)
Specific Description Posts
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?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Additional Information Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the lowest reliable estimates are reported here.
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 4 Fatalities / 5 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 4
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 4
Total Number of Injured 5
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 4
Sources
"Afghan War Casualty Report: Nov. 9-15," New York Times, November 15, 2018.
"Heavy clashes reported in Kunduz," Frontier Post, November 16, 2018.