American University of Afghanistan attack

American University of Afghanistan attack
Part of the War in Afghanistan
The American University of Afghanistan
Location	American University of Afghanistan, Kabul, Kabul Province, Afghanistan
Coordinates	34°28′32″N 69°7′34″W / 34.47556°N 69.12611°W / 34.47556; -69.12611
Date	24 August 2016 (2016-08-24) Approximately 7:00 p.m. - 5:00 a.m. (UTC+04:30)
Target	University students & workers
Attack type	Car bombings, mass shootings, school shooting
Weapons	Truck bomb, guns
Deaths	17 (+3 attackers)
Injured	53+
Defenders	Security guards at the university and nearby educational institutions Policemen Afghan Special Forces assisted by the International Security Assistance Force

On 24 August 2016, attackers who are suspected members of the Taliban stormed the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, Afghanistan, using a car bomb and automatic weapons. Thirteen people were killed, including seven university students, one policeman, three security guards at the university, a university professor (Naqib Ahmad Khpulwak) & Faculty of Computer Science (Omer Farooq Hazarbuz) was badly injured.^[1] Fifty to at least 53 people were injured, some critically. Three of the attackers were killed by Afghan Special Forces. This was the first direct attack on the university, although two professors were kidnapped just outside the university a few weeks earlier.^[2]