Gunfire, Explosions Heard At American University of Afghanistan, Reports Say

Media outlets are reporting sounds of gunfire and explosions at the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul Wednesday, according to multiple sources. Gunmen attacked the university, an official said, and special forces have been deployed, BBC News reported. Reuters reported one student is confirmed dead and several others have been wounded in the attacks. “Several gunmen attacked the American University in Kabul and there are reports of gunfire and explosions. They are inside the compound and there are foreign professors along with hundreds of students.” – American University official Ahmad Shaheer, a student at the university, told Reuters by telephone he was trapped inside the...