Incident Summary:

04/19/2019: An explosives-laden vehicle intending to target security forces was identified and intercepted in Zurmat district, Paktia, Afghanistan. Security forces destroyed the vehicle in an airstrike, killing four assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201904190009

When:
2019-04-19

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Paktia

City:
Zurmat district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Afghan National Security Force (ANSF)
Specific Description Security Forces
Nationality of Target Afghanistan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Vehicle
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
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 4 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 4
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 4
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"4 militants killed as U.S. airstrike destroy Humvee packed with explosives in Paktia," AfghanistanNews.Net, April 29, 2019.
"State PAO: 2019.04.23 Kabul Evening News Summary," US Embassy Public Affairs Section, April 23, 2019.