Incident Summary:

04/28/2016: Assailants attacked Nawabad, Ishkamish district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two incidents in Ishkamish on the same day. At least 22 people, including one Afghan Police officer and 21 assailants, were killed and five police officers were injured in the ensuing clashes; additionally, civilians sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and Jundallah.

GTD ID:
201604280038

When:
2016-04-28

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Takhar

City:
Nawabad

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Ishkamish district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Afghan Police
Specific Description Officers
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Nawabad Village
Specific Description Village
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
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 incident represent a division of a cumulative total of killed and wounded across incidents 201604280038 and 201604280039.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Jundallah (Pakistan) No
Taliban No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 11 Fatalities / 3 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 11
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 11
Total Number of Injured 3
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured Unknown
Sources
"Shadow district governor reported killed," Frontier Post, April 29, 2016.
"Taliban district governor, 20 militants killed in north Afghanistan - agency," Afghan Islamic Press, April 29, 2016.