Incident Summary:

07/12/2014: Assailants attacked a Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA) health clinic and an Afghan Police checkpoint in Kalatak area, Laghman province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks carried out by the Taliban in Laghman province on July 12, 2014. In addition to 15 assailants, seven security personnel were killed and four others were wounded across attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201407120023

When:
2014-07-12

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Laghman

City:
Kalatak

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: NGO
Name of Entity Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA)
Specific Description Health Clinic
Nationality of Target International
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Afghan Police
Specific Description Checkpoint
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 Grenade
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this attack represent an equal division of a cumulative total of killed and wounded across incidents 201407120022 and 201407120023.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Taliban Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: E-mail)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 11 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 11
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 7
Total Number of Injured 2
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Afghanistan: Swedish Committee Condemns Laghman Clinic Attack," Pajhwok Afghan News, July 17, 2014.
"Afghan forces killed in deadly attacks," Al Jazeera Online, July 13, 2014.
"Highlights: Pakistan Pashto Press, 13 July 2014," OSC Summary, July 13, 2014.