UPDATE: Several students appear to have been killed
Student from inside American University of Afghanistan posted this on Facebook a while ago: pic.twitter.com/62J9Grnmw3
— KAZEMI, Mustafa (@CombatJourno) August 24, 2016
Multiple parties report that the American University of Afghanistan was attacked by gunmen and a suicide bomber Wednesday morning.
BREAKING — American University of Afghanistan has been attacked by at least one suicide bomber, an AUAF student tells me.
— KAZEMI, Mustafa (@CombatJourno) August 24, 2016
Students are held inside the American University of Afghanistan as a gunfight is underway right now. #Kabul
— KAZEMI, Mustafa (@CombatJourno) August 24, 2016
AP Photographer Massoud Hussaini is stuck inside the American University in Kabul along with many students.
— KAZEMI, Mustafa (@CombatJourno) August 24, 2016
The President of American University of Afghanistan, Dr. C. Michael Smith poses for a portrait (Getty Images)
The University is Afghanistan’s first private university and is located in Kabul.
Help we are stuck inside AUAF and shooting flollowed by Explo this maybe my last tweets
— Massoud Hossaini (@Massoud151) August 24, 2016
Photo attributed to the attack on American University of Afghanistan in Kabul pic.twitter.com/EVunzOpyd3
— KAZEMI, Mustafa (@CombatJourno) August 24, 2016
Confirmed from students inside: Multiple attackers have entered American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, gunfight underway.
— KAZEMI, Mustafa (@CombatJourno) August 24, 2016
BREAKING — Ambulances from Kabul emergency hospital are arriving back, loaded with wounded from the attack on AUAF.
— KAZEMI, Mustafa (@CombatJourno) August 24, 2016
This is a developing situation. Check back for updates.