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Witness recounts attack at American University in Kabul that killed 12

KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) — At least 12 people, including seven students, were killed in an attack on the American University in Kabul that sent hundreds of students fleeing in panic, police said early on Thursday (August 25), before the assault ended when two gunmen were shot dead. The attack began at around 6:30 p.m. local time (1400 GMT) on Wednesday (August 24) with a large explosion that officials said was a car bomb followed by […]