Incident Summary:

08/21/2018: Assailants fired rockets at the 9th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of five projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Kabul on the same day. At least three assailants were killed and two security personnel were injured across all five incidents. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sources also attributed the incidents to the Taliban, which denied involvement, as well as the Haqqani Network.

GTD ID:
201808210015

When:
2018-08-21

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Kabul

City:
Kabul

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the 9th police district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity 9th Police District of Kabul
Specific Description District
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Weapon Details
Rockets were used in the attack.
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 conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the lowest reliable estimates are reported here. Casualty numbers represent a division of the total number of those killed and wounded across incidents 201808210013, 201808210014, 201808210015, 201808210016 and 201808210017.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Haqqani Network No
Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Taliban (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 9
Number of Captured Perpetrators 5
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Afghan capital came under rocket attack, three attackers killed," The Balochistan Times (AsiaNet), August 22, 2018.
"Two Daesh fighters killed in Kabul terrorist attack," Afghanistan Times, August 21, 2018.
"Mortar fire disrupts Afghan president’s holiday speech on peace," San Francisco Chronicle, August 21, 2018.