Incident Summary:

01/09/2019: Assailants attacked the police headquarters in Ab Kamari district, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least 16 people, including six police officers and 10 assailants were killed while 20 people, including 10 officers and 10 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201901110002

When:
2019-01-09

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Badghis

City:
Ab Kamari district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Ab-e Kamari District Police
Specific Description Headquarters
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
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
Additional Information District Police Commander Ajab Gol Kakar was killed in the attack. Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the lowest reliable estimates are reported here.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Taliban Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Personal claim)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 16 Fatalities / 20 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 16
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 10
Total Number of Injured 20
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 10
Sources
"Taliban attacks kill seven security personnel in western Afghanistan," Deutsche Presse-Agentur, January 10, 2019.
"Terrorism Digest: 11-12 January 2019," BBC Monitoring, January 12, 2019.
"Highlights: Pakistan Pashto Press 11 January 2019," Summary, January 11, 2019.