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Additional information
Date of birth:
26 years old
Village/Town of birth:
Province of birth:
Balkh: Mazar-e Sharif
Gender:
Female
Ethnicity:
Hazara
Education:
Bachelor
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.
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Alleged type of harm
Alleged type of crimes
Province:
Kabul: Kabul
Latitude:
34.5168788437339
Longitude:
69.1499999975304
Latitude: 34.5168788437339
Longitude: 69.1499999975304
Jamila, 26, was a senior majoring in Finance and Business Administration. Originally from Mazar-e Sharif, she moved to Pakistan during the Taliban regime. She completed her primary education in Pakistan and upon returning to Afghanistan attended Rokhshana High School in Kabul from which she graduated in 2009. Having already completed a degree in computer science at Kabul University, she joined to pursue an additional degree in management. Jamila wanted to help women set up small businesses to improve their lives and have a positive effect on the economy of the country. “My sister was very hardworking and extremely intelligent,” said Murtaza Ismailzada, the victim’s brother.
Latitude: 34.5168788437339
Longitude: 69.1499999975304
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.
Jamila, 26, was a senior majoring in Finance and Business Administration. Originally from Mazar-e Sharif, she moved to Pakistan during the Taliban regime. She completed her primary education in Pakistan and upon returning to Afghanistan attended Rokhshana High School in Kabul from which she graduated in 2009. Having already completed a degree in computer science at Kabul University, she joined to pursue an additional degree in management. Jamila wanted to help women set up small businesses to improve their lives and have a positive effect on the economy of the country. “My sister was very hardworking and extremely intelligent,” said Murtaza Ismailzada, the victim’s brother.
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