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Elnaz

is a victim/survivor of a/an

  • Abduction
  • Clash
  • Complex Attack
  • Heavy Weapon Attack
  • Light Weapon Attack
  • Murder
  • Suicide Attack
  • Vehicle-borne Suicide Attack
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Additional information

  • Date of birth:

    18 Years old

  • Village/Town of birth:

    • Province of birth:

    • Gender:

      Female

    • Ethnicity:

      Unknown

    • Education:

      Undergraduate

    • Date of the main incident:

      August, 24 2016

    • Place of the main incident:

      American University of Afghanistan, PD 6, Kabul.

    • Related incident:

    Incident description

    On August 24, 2016, suspected Taliban attackers stormed the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul using a car bomb and automatic weapons. The assault resulted in the deaths of sixteen people, including eight university students, one university policeman, and three security guards. Additionally, fifty to fifty-three individuals were injured, some critically. Afghan Special Forces killed three of the attackers. This incident marked the first direct attack on the university, although two professors had been kidnapped just outside the campus a few weeks earlier. Both Taliban and ISIL-KP were suspected though no group or individual claimed the responsibility for the attack.

    Source

    AHRDO Archive

    Friends of American University of Afghanistan

    Alleged type of harm

    • Human costs: Killed

    Alleged type of crimes

    • War crime: Attacking civilian objects
    • War crime: Attacking civilians
    • War crime: Denying quarter
    • War crime: Destruction and appropriation of property
    • War crime: Murder
    • War crime: Taking hostages
    • War crime: Using protected persons as shields
    • War crime: Wilful killing
    • War crime: Wilfully causing great suffering

    Elnaz

    Incident geolocation

    • Province:

      Kabul: Kabul

    • Latitude:

      34.5168788437339

    • Longitude:

      69.1499999975304

    Latitude: 34.5168788437339

    Longitude: 69.1499999975304

    Witness/Survivor Statement

    Elnaz, 18, known as Alina by her friends and family was the oldest child of a street-vendor. As a scholarship student she was studying for a BA in Political Science and Public Administration. Alina spent most of her life in Karachi, Pakistan, as a refugee. Her dream had been to study in a prestigious university such as AUAF and then to get a job to help support her family.