Incident Summary:

07/01/2020: Assailants attacked security forces in Ashiqwal, Ghazni City, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on security forces in Ghazni on this day. At least 15 assailants were killed and 11 others were wounded across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.

GTD ID:
202007010020

When:
2020-07-01

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Ghazni

City:
Ghazni

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Ashiqwal neighborhood.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Afghan National Security Force (ANSF)
Specific Description Forces
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) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Additional Information Casualty numbers represent a division of the total number of those wounded across incidents 202007010019 and 202007010020.
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 7 Fatalities / 5 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 7
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 7
Total Number of Injured 5
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 5
Sources
"Afghan media highlights on 2 Jul 20," BBC Monitoring, July 2, 2020.