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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.

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.

ncident Date: September 21, 2024

Location: Near Sarpahlu Sang village, Dawlat Yar district, Ghor province, Afghanistan (bordering Daykundi province)

Victims: 13 residents of Qariwdal village, Sang-e-Takht district, Daykundi province, One passerby from Palon Sang village, Ghor province, Four severely wounded survivors

Perpetrators: Four armed individuals, later claimed by ISIL-Khorasan Province

Incident Summary:

On September 21, 2024, at approximately 1:00 PM, a group of 17 residents from the small village of Qariwdal in Daykundi province were en route to welcome two fellow villagers returning from a pilgrimage to Karbala, Iraq. As they approached the border area between Daykundi and Ghor provinces, near the small village of Sarpahlu Sang in the Dowlat Yar district of Ghor, they encountered four armed men on motorcycles. The armed individuals identified themselves as security forces [of the Taliban] and assured the group that they were searching for a suspicious person, telling them not to worry. The assailants then instructed the villagers to line up, ostensibly for a commemorative photograph. One attacker began taking photos while another started filming. Without warning, the other two opened fire on the group from both sides. The attack resulted in the immediate deaths of 13 Hazaras, all from the Qariwdal village. Four others were severely wounded. Additionally, a traveler from Palon Sang village in Ghor, who happened to be passing through the area during the shooting, was killed while attempting to flee. The day following the attack, ISIL-Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the massacre in an official statement.

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Abdulmanan Arghand, a local reporter of Kabul News TV, was shot by unknown armed men on April 25, 2018 in Kandahar Province when he was on his way to his workplace.

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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.

Mujtaba, originally from Panjsher, he began his studies at AUAF after graduating from Naderia High School in Kabul. He was a third year student studying Business Administration and always believed in giving back to the community. Last year, Mujtaba raised $4,000 for the victims of the avalanches that struck his home province. During Eid, his university friends launched a campaign to collect clothes and books as an Eid gift (Eidi) for street children. Mujtaba always dreamt of becoming a pilot. He was 22 years old.

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.

Abdul Wakil worked as an AUAF Security Guard since 2008. Abdul Wakil was born in 1976 in Logar, Afghanistan and attended school until 11th grade but was forced to stop due to the civil war. Abdul Wakil left behind three children, aged nine, seven, and a newborn baby. The wellbeing of his family was always at the forefront of his thoughts and ambitions. He was saving money to send his mother on Hajj pilgrimage and to cover the medical expenses for one of his sons, who has a mental disability.

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.

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.

Mohammad Alem worked as an AUAF Security Guard since 2008. Born in 1974 in Panjshir, Afghanistan, he attended school until 6th grade but was forced to stop due to the civil war. Mohammad Alem left behind four children, aged seven, five, four, and eight months. He was working hard for the future of his family and saving to buy a home.

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.

Zubair, 28, born in Kabul was studying Political Science at AUAF. Zubair was working at the Etisalat communications company during the day to support his family and going to class at night. Zubair frequently led students as an imam in communal prayers at the university and was described by friends as humble, well respected and well liked.

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.

Waisodin worked as an AUAF Security Guard since 2012. Waisodin was born in 1986 in Maidan Wardak, Afghanistan and had recently started his first year as an ITCS student at Alama University. After completing his education, his hope was to get a job in the IT department at AUAF and work to improve lives of his fellow Afghans. He planned on getting married after his graduation.

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.

Abdul Walid, was 26 and had just begun studying Business Administration at AUAF. During the day, Walid was the Director of Afghanistan Libre, an NGO that focuses primarily on education. According to a tribute on the ACBAR website, “Walid had been working for Afghanistan Libre for more than 10 years. He had met the founder, Mrs. Shekeba Hashemi as a young adult and committed his life entirely to education, let it be women’s education, young girls’ or his own.”

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.

Jamshid, 23, just entered his final semester of his law program at AUAF. Before enrolling at the university, he attended high school in the United States through the YES Program (the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study program). Jamshid was an activist and a member of the advisory board of a newly established national civil society organization called Roshna (Dari for Brightness). According to his classmate Safia Jamal, Jamshid “wanted to be a good politician and help the people of our country.”

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.

" Naqib Khpulwak, 32, was a Fulbright Scholar at Old Dominion University and Middlebury Institute for International Studies with a Bachelor of Law & Political Science from Nangarhar University. As a research fellow at Stanford Law School in 2013, Naqib worked on Stanford’s Afghanistan Legal Education Project, developing portions of Afghanistan’s first legal education curriculum that he later taught in the AUAF classroom. Naqib also managed the rule of law program in Afghanistan sponsored by the United States Institute of Peace, which included initiatives to strengthen the ability of civil society organizations to serve as observers in community courts and to analyze and advocate on constitutional issues. He was a popular teacher and mentor at AUAF, a leader in the Afghan legal community, and deeply dedicated to his students. Naqib was preparing to further his education at Oxford University in the Spring. He had already been accepted, paid his fees and even bought his textbooks.

On August 22, 2008, the United States Air Force conducted an airstrike on Azizabad village in Shindand district, Herat Province. The attack resulted in the deaths of ninety-two civilians, including sixty children and fifteen women. Numerous structures in the village, including homes, were damaged or destroyed. American officials stated that the airstrike was conducted after Afghan soldiers were ambushed while pursuing a Taliban commander named Mullah Siddiq, claiming that Taliban attackers fled to Azizabad.

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On August 22, 2008, the United States Air Force conducted an airstrike on Azizabad village in Shindand district, Herat Province. The attack resulted in the deaths of ninety-two civilians, including sixty children and fifteen women. Numerous structures in the village, including homes, were damaged or destroyed. American officials stated that the airstrike was conducted after Afghan soldiers were ambushed while pursuing a Taliban commander named Mullah Siddiq, claiming that Taliban attackers fled to Azizabad.

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On August 22, 2008, the United States Air Force conducted an airstrike on Azizabad village in Shindand district, Herat Province. The attack resulted in the deaths of ninety-two civilians, including sixty children and fifteen women. Numerous structures in the village, including homes, were damaged or destroyed. American officials stated that the airstrike was conducted after Afghan soldiers were ambushed while pursuing a Taliban commander named Mullah Siddiq, claiming that Taliban attackers fled to Azizabad.

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On August 22, 2008, the United States Air Force conducted an airstrike on Azizabad village in Shindand district, Herat Province. The attack resulted in the deaths of ninety-two civilians, including sixty children and fifteen women. Numerous structures in the village, including homes, were damaged or destroyed. American officials stated that the airstrike was conducted after Afghan soldiers were ambushed while pursuing a Taliban commander named Mullah Siddiq, claiming that Taliban attackers fled to Azizabad.

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On August 22, 2008, the United States Air Force conducted an airstrike on Azizabad village in Shindand district, Herat Province. The attack resulted in the deaths of ninety-two civilians, including sixty children and fifteen women. Numerous structures in the village, including homes, were damaged or destroyed. American officials stated that the airstrike was conducted after Afghan soldiers were ambushed while pursuing a Taliban commander named Mullah Siddiq, claiming that Taliban attackers fled to Azizabad.

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On August 22, 2008, the United States Air Force conducted an airstrike on Azizabad village in Shindand district, Herat Province. The attack resulted in the deaths of ninety-two civilians, including sixty children and fifteen women. Numerous structures in the village, including homes, were damaged or destroyed. American officials stated that the airstrike was conducted after Afghan soldiers were ambushed while pursuing a Taliban commander named Mullah Siddiq, claiming that Taliban attackers fled to Azizabad.

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On August 22, 2008, the United States Air Force conducted an airstrike on Azizabad village in Shindand district, Herat Province. The attack resulted in the deaths of ninety-two civilians, including sixty children and fifteen women. Numerous structures in the village, including homes, were damaged or destroyed. American officials stated that the airstrike was conducted after Afghan soldiers were ambushed while pursuing a Taliban commander named Mullah Siddiq, claiming that Taliban attackers fled to Azizabad.

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On August 22, 2008, the United States Air Force conducted an airstrike on Azizabad village in Shindand district, Herat Province. The attack resulted in the deaths of ninety-two civilians, including sixty children and fifteen women. Numerous structures in the village, including homes, were damaged or destroyed. American officials stated that the airstrike was conducted after Afghan soldiers were ambushed while pursuing a Taliban commander named Mullah Siddiq, claiming that Taliban attackers fled to Azizabad.

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On August 22, 2008, the United States Air Force conducted an airstrike on Azizabad village in Shindand district, Herat Province. The attack resulted in the deaths of ninety-two civilians, including sixty children and fifteen women. Numerous structures in the village, including homes, were damaged or destroyed. American officials stated that the airstrike was conducted after Afghan soldiers were ambushed while pursuing a Taliban commander named Mullah Siddiq, claiming that Taliban attackers fled to Azizabad.

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On August 22, 2008, the United States Air Force conducted an airstrike on Azizabad village in Shindand district, Herat Province. The attack resulted in the deaths of ninety-two civilians, including sixty children and fifteen women. Numerous structures in the village, including homes, were damaged or destroyed. American officials stated that the airstrike was conducted after Afghan soldiers were ambushed while pursuing a Taliban commander named Mullah Siddiq, claiming that Taliban attackers fled to Azizabad.

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On August 22, 2008, the United States Air Force conducted an airstrike on Azizabad village in Shindand district, Herat Province. The attack resulted in the deaths of ninety-two civilians, including sixty children and fifteen women. Numerous structures in the village, including homes, were damaged or destroyed. American officials stated that the airstrike was conducted after Afghan soldiers were ambushed while pursuing a Taliban commander named Mullah Siddiq, claiming that Taliban attackers fled to Azizabad.

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On August 22, 2008, the United States Air Force conducted an airstrike on Azizabad village in Shindand district, Herat Province. The attack resulted in the deaths of ninety-two civilians, including sixty children and fifteen women. Numerous structures in the village, including homes, were damaged or destroyed. American officials stated that the airstrike was conducted after Afghan soldiers were ambushed while pursuing a Taliban commander named Mullah Siddiq, claiming that Taliban attackers fled to Azizabad.

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On August 22, 2008, the United States Air Force conducted an airstrike on Azizabad village in Shindand district, Herat Province. The attack resulted in the deaths of ninety-two civilians, including sixty children and fifteen women. Numerous structures in the village, including homes, were damaged or destroyed. American officials stated that the airstrike was conducted after Afghan soldiers were ambushed while pursuing a Taliban commander named Mullah Siddiq, claiming that Taliban attackers fled to Azizabad.

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On August 22, 2008, the United States Air Force conducted an airstrike on Azizabad village in Shindand district, Herat Province. The attack resulted in the deaths of ninety-two civilians, including sixty children and fifteen women. Numerous structures in the village, including homes, were damaged or destroyed. American officials stated that the airstrike was conducted after Afghan soldiers were ambushed while pursuing a Taliban commander named Mullah Siddiq, claiming that Taliban attackers fled to Azizabad.

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On August 22, 2008, the United States Air Force conducted an airstrike on Azizabad village in Shindand district, Herat Province. The attack resulted in the deaths of ninety-two civilians, including sixty children and fifteen women. Numerous structures in the village, including homes, were damaged or destroyed. American officials stated that the airstrike was conducted after Afghan soldiers were ambushed while pursuing a Taliban commander named Mullah Siddiq, claiming that Taliban attackers fled to Azizabad.

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On August 22, 2008, the United States Air Force conducted an airstrike on Azizabad village in Shindand district, Herat Province. The attack resulted in the deaths of ninety-two civilians, including sixty children and fifteen women. Numerous structures in the village, including homes, were damaged or destroyed. American officials stated that the airstrike was conducted after Afghan soldiers were ambushed while pursuing a Taliban commander named Mullah Siddiq, claiming that Taliban attackers fled to Azizabad.

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On August 22, 2008, the United States Air Force conducted an airstrike on Azizabad village in Shindand district, Herat Province. The attack resulted in the deaths of ninety-two civilians, including sixty children and fifteen women. Numerous structures in the village, including homes, were damaged or destroyed. American officials stated that the airstrike was conducted after Afghan soldiers were ambushed while pursuing a Taliban commander named Mullah Siddiq, claiming that Taliban attackers fled to Azizabad.

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