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Education
Undergraduate
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Unknown
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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.
Alleged type of harm
11
Alleged type of crimes
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Province
Kabul: Kabul City
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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.
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.
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