Hundreds Trapped As Gunmen Storm American University In Kabul

The American University of Afghanistan in Kabul is under attack, with hundreds of students and foreign staff trapped inside. Suspected militants attacked the campus with explosives and guns on Wednesday evening. Zero Hedge reports: The interior ministry official said that elite Afghan forces had surrounded the university compound, where shooting lasted for more than an hour after the assault began at around 6.30 p.m. (10:00 a.m. EDT). Witnesses at the scene said gunfire had since stopped, and special forces had made their way into the compound. News on casualties was sketchy, but Mohammad Saleem Rasouly, head of hospitals in the Afghan capital, told Reuters that at least one student had been killed and 14 wounded. Islamist militant groups, mainly the Afghan Taliban and a local offshoot of Islamic State, have claimed a string of atrocities aimed at destabilizing the country and toppling the Western-backed government of President Ashraf Ghani. No one has claimed the university attack yet. Early reports suggested that several gunmen, some wearing suicide vests, were involved, the official said. “Several gunmen attacked the American University in Kabul and there are reports of gunfire and explosions,” he said. “They are inside the compound and there are foreign professors [...]