Incident Summary:

08/23/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police posts in Pasaband district, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants and three police officers were killed and eight assailants and one officer were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.

GTD ID:
201608230008

When:
2016-08-23

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Ghor

City:
Pasaband district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Afghan Police
Specific Description Posts
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
Taliban No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 10 Fatalities / 9 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 10
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 7
Total Number of Injured 9
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 8
Sources
"10 dead in hours-long Pasaband gun-battle," Pajhwok Afghan News English, August 24, 2016.
"Highlights: Pakistan Pashto Press 26 August, 2016," Summary, August 26, 2016.