Attack on Afghanistan’s Kabul University Leaves at Least 19 Dead

Afghan men carry a victim in a file photo taken after an attack in Afghanistan. Mohammad Ismail/Reuters

Gunmen stormed the campus of Kabul University in Afghanistan on Nov. 2, killing at least 19 people and wounding 22, Afghan officials confirmed.

“Three attackers were involved. One of them blew up his explosives at the beginning, two were brought down by the security forces,” Interior Ministry spokesman Tariq Arian told the AFP news agency. Authorities said the attack ended after several hours of fighting between the assailants and security forces.