Incident Summary:

07/09/2013: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Police (ANP) van in Darra-i-Boom area, Qadis district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201307080041

When:
2013-07-09

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Badghis

City:
Darae Bum

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Qadis district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Afghan National Police (ANP)
Specific Description Van
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive 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
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 2 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Border police killed, five injured separately," Afghan Islamic Press (AIP), July 9, 2013.