Incident Summary:

09/06/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpost in Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Four assailants and four police officers were killed in the ensuing clash, while two police officers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizb-I-Islami and to the Taliban.

GTD ID:
201409080013

When:
2014-09-06

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Nangarhar

City:
Khogyani district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Afghan Border Police (ABP)
Specific Description Checkpost
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?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
Hizb-I-Islami No
Taliban No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 8 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 8
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 4
Total Number of Injured 2
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"4 security men among eight killed in Nangarhar," Pajhwok Afghan News English, September 6, 2014.
"Highlights: Pakistan Pashto Press 8 September, 2014," OSC Summary, September 8, 2014.