The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the attack. The University of Kabul is one of Afghanistan’s largest institutions of higher education with a student body of 22,000. The majority of the victims were students at the university, who were all part of the public administration facility.
About 2020 Kabul University attack in brief
On 2 November 2020, three gunmen stormed the campus of Kabul University in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing 32 people and wounding 50 others. The three gunmen were later killed during a fight with security forces. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Khorasan Province claimed responsibility for the attack. The attack came after months of increased tensions between the Afghan government, the Taliban, and ISIL-affiliated fighters. The University of Kabul is one of Afghanistan’s largest institutions of higher education with a student body of 22,000.
The majority of the victims were students at the university, who were all part of the public administration facility. The Afghan government declared the day after the attack to be a national day of mourning. Both Pakistan and India condemned the attack, as did other countries, the United Nations Security Council, and UN Secretary General António Guterres.
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