Incident Summary:

07/08/2020: Assailants fired mortars at the office of the Nerkh district governor in Kani Ezzat, Wardak, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.

GTD ID:
202007080005

When:
2020-07-08

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Wardak

City:
Kani Ezzat

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Nirkh district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Nerkh District
Specific Description Office of Nerkh District Governor
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Afghan Police
Specific Description Officer
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
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Weapon Details
Mortars were used in the attack.
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 No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
"Afghan War Casualty Report: July 2020," NYTimes.com Feed, July 9, 2020.