Afghan forces kill two gunmen to end American University attack

Afghan security forces killed two gunmen who attacked the American University in Kabul, police said early on August 24, ending an assault on the compound that killed at least one person and sent hundreds of students fleeing in panic.

Afghan security forces arrive at the site of an attack at American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, Afghanistan August 24, 2016.
The attack at around 6:30 p.m. local time (10 a.m. ET) on August 24 began with a large explosion that officials said was a car bomb followed by gunfire, as suspected militants battled into the complex where foreign staff and pupils were working.

Elite Afghan forces surrounded the walled compound and eventually worked their way inside, according to a senior interior ministry official.

Sporadic gunfire could be heard through the night and, before dawn, police said the operation had concluded.

"The fight is over and at least two attackers are killed," a police official at the scene told Reuters. "Right now a clearance operation is ongoing by a criminal technique team. More details will be announced soon."

Information on casualties remained uncertain, but the Afghan Public health Ministry said one guard was killed and at least 21 people were wounded, six critically. No foreigners were reported among the wounded.

Kabul police chief Abdul Rahman Rahimi told Reuters earlier on August 25 that security forces had rescued around 500 students from the university, which is popular with Afghanistan's elite.

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