In what was to be another notorious display of religious fundamentalism and extremism, following the grisly murders and attacks in France and Vienna, gunmen stormed Kabul University in a brutal, hours-long assault that left at least 22 dead and others injured in pools of blood. The Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL, ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack that shook the nation’s capital, as Afghanistan remains embroiled in a miasma of violence and terror. Incidentally, this was also the second incident in less than a fortnight that an educational institution was targeted in Kabul.
Initially the first vice president of the country, Amrullah Saleh, pointed the finger of blame on the Taliban, which went on to reject his claims. The sheer scale and horror of the attacks came to light as bystanders described students lying in pools of blood as hundreds of people were sent dashing and scrambling over the walls of the campus. It was reported by Afghan media and officials that a book exhibition was being attended by several dignitaries and guests at the time of the shooting, and Iranian Ambassadors Bahador Aminian and Mojtaba Noroozi were all set to inaugurate the event, which was to be a collaborative effort with a number of Iranian publishers.
On Thursday, The United Nations Security Council condemned "in the strongest terms the atrocious and cowardly terrorist attack" through a press conference while expressing concern for the upsurge in violence and hate crimes in the country, especially against women and religious and ethnic minorities.
Some of these deceased students had grand plans for “getting an education to better Afghanistan or fight for women’s rights, while others just wanted a secure life in a country racked by 20 years of bloody conflict.” Yet again it is humanity which suffered.
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