Incident Summary:

07/05/2019: Assailants attacked the security posts of the 1st Brigade of Silab Corps in Muhmand Dara district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed and four others injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.

GTD ID:
201907050010

When:
2019-07-05

Country:
Afghanistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Nangarhar

City:
Muhmand Dara district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Afghan National Security Force (ANSF)
Specific Description Security Post
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) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
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 7 Fatalities / 4 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 7
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 7
Total Number of Injured 4
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 4
Sources
"Afghan force repel coordinated Taliban attack in Nangarhar- 201st Silab Corps," AfghanistanNews.Net, July 11, 2019.