American University in Kabul under attack: Gunmen storm campus packed with students leaving at least one dead and 26 hurt as trapped victims tweet ‘please help’ – IOTW Report

American University in Kabul under attack: Gunmen storm campus packed with students leaving at least one dead and 26 hurt as trapped victims tweet ‘please help’

‘Complex’ raid launched on campus of American University in the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul

  • According to one student, several of his classmates have been killed and wounded
  • Another student posted on Facebook: ‘We are stuck in university and under attack by Taliban they are killing us.
  • Ambulances seen ferrying away the wounded from the assault on the school which is in a western suburb
  • A health ministry spokesperson confirmed at least 26 wounded had so far been taken to hospital
  • Hundreds of students are trapped along with their professors – many tweeted pleading for help 
  • Trapped Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Massoud Hossaini wrote: ‘Help… this may be my last tweet’
  • No organization has taken responsibility yet for the attack at the university 
  • University president, Dr. Mark English confirmed an attack occurred – security forces have respondedThe U.S. Embassy working to account for all of its personnel, State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau told reporters
  • The university was founded ten-years ago and currently has 1,700 students enrolled
  • The American University of Afghanistan was officially opened in 2006 following a visit by former first lady Laura Bush to Kabul in 2005 
  • College is styled on the American liberal arts model – 40-percent of students are women

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14 Comments on American University in Kabul under attack: Gunmen storm campus packed with students leaving at least one dead and 26 hurt as trapped victims tweet ‘please help’

  1. “one dead and 26 hurt as trapped victims tweet ‘please help’ ”

    Hmmm. Might be better off if you had a few less Iphones and a few more weapons.

    Oh shit! Did I say that!?

    Nevermind, the government, or the police, or somebody like that will come to your rescue. Sooner or later. Maybe. Pretty sure anyway.

  2. Wuz it the Baptists?
    Nope!
    Wuz it the Unitarians?
    Nope!
    Wuz it the Lutherans?
    Nope!
    Wuz it the Catholics?
    Nope!
    Wuz it the Jews?
    Nope!
    Wuz it the Taoists?
    Nope!
    Wuz it the Buddists?
    Nope!
    Wuz it the Hindus?
    Nope!
    Wuz is the Bahai’s?
    Nope!
    Wuz it the Shitos?
    Nope!
    Gee Wally, who could it be?
    The Religion of Peace Beave.
    Aw cut it out Wally!
    Yer startin to sound like Eddie Haskell!!

  3. The people getting attacked while attending The American University in Kabul remind me of the people who got attacked by fish in the Piranha River a few years back.

  4. Maybe the Horsefaced Sec of State will show up and dodge bullets on the tarmac….oh wait, that was all lies by Cankles. NVM. Maybe Lorretty and the FBIes will show up and save the day. No wait, they are busy protecting HRH the Cankles from perfidy and wrongdoing accusations. Tough, maybe Bushie can show up and look for more WMDs for Daddy. Hope he brings Jebbie with him. Perhaps they can bring along and get something finally out of Karl Rove besides hot gases? AlGore could show up and demo how he “discovered” the internet, btw. But be sure and realize the LAST one to never show up and be proven wrong is Barky Hussein. “THE TALIBAN ARE OUR FRIENDS…’ says the pouf-in-chief.

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