KABUL, Afghanistan — Islamic State militants in Afghanistan stormed Kabul University on Monday as it hosted a book fair attended by the Iranian ambassador, sparking an hours-long gunbattle and leaving at least 22 dead and 22 wounded at the war-torn country’s largest school. Most of the casualties were students and […]
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Islamic State gunmen kill 22 at Kabul University in Afghanistan
CLOSE A man, wounded after gunmen stormed Kabul university, arrives in an ambulance to Isteqlal Hospital in Kabul on November 2, 2020. – Gunmen stormed Kabul university on November 2 ahead of the opening of an Iranian book fair, firing shots and sending students fleeing, Afghan officials and witnesses said. […]
Suicide bombing at Kabul education centre kills 24, students among the victims
By Abdul Qadir Sediqi, Orooj Hakimi KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bombing at an education centre in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul killed 24 people including teenage students and wounded dozens more on Saturday, officials said. A Ministry of Interior spokesman, Tariq Arian, said security guards had identified a bomber who detonated […]
Big suicide bombing in Kabul kills 18 at education center
An Afghan receives treatment at hospital after suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. The death toll from the suicide attack Saturday in Afghanistan’s capital has risen that includes schoolchildren, the interior ministry said.. Mariam Zuhaib AP KABUL, Afghanistan The death toll from the suicide attack Saturday in […]
Kabul education centre attack kills at least 18
The education centre attacked on Saturday usually hosts hundreds of students At least 18 people have been killed and 57 wounded in a suicide bomb attack outside an education centre in the Afghan capital, Kabul, officials say. The explosion at the private facility, which offers courses for students in higher […]
Suicide bombing at Kabul education centre kills 18
By Abdul Qadir Sediqi and Orooj Hakimi KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bombing at an education centre in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens more on Saturday, officials said. A Ministry of Interior spokesman, Tariq Arian, cited security guards as identifying a bomber who detonated […]