Incident Summary:

04/28/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpoint in Qush Tipa district, Jawzjan province,, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and an unknown number of people were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201304280049

When:
2013-04-28

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Jawzjan

City:
Qush Tepa district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Afghan National Police (ANP)
Specific Description Checkpoint
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
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: Personal claim)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 3 Fatalities
Total Number of Fatalities 3
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"3 killed in police checkpoint attack in N. Afghanistan," Xinhua News Agency, April 29, 2013.
"Three cops killed in Taliban attack," Afghan Islamic Press (AIP), April 29, 2013.
"3 Policemen Martyred," Bakhtar News Agency, April 30, 2013.