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At least 22 people were killed in the attack, perpetrated on Monday 2-N by the Islamic State group.
The jihadists who attacked the University of Kabul this week coldly killed, “one by one,” students who tried to escape by jumping out of classroom windows, an AFP survivor said Wednesday 4-N.
At least 22 people, mostly students, were killed and about 27 wounded in this attack, perpetrated on Monday 2 November by three armed men and claimed by the Islamic State group.
Mohamad Qasim Kohistani, 22, a public policy student at the University of Kabul, detailed the attack, which lasted seven hours.
“We were waiting for our teacher to arrive, when suddenly we heard loud noises coming from the first floor,” says the young man, who was on the second floor. “We knew something was wrong, we started jumping out the window,” he adds.
He took refuge under the windowsill with his friends, witnessing a bloody scene as attackers went from room to room in search of victims.
“After taking control of our classroom, a gunman started shooting students fleeing from the window,” he says. “The (two other) gunmen fired point-blank at the students one by one,” continues the young man.
Hundreds of students managed to escape, some climbing over the walls to reach the street, while others barricaded themselves in the rooms where they were rescued by Afghan special forces.
“We were helpless”
Mohamad Kohistani lost his best friend, Ahmad Ali, who was trying to help another friend, Roqia.
“He didn’t jump out the window because Roqia was passed out,” he explains. “I wanted to help her, but the shooter aimed them both at the head and killed them.”
Kohistani, who sprained his foot while jumping, hid on campus for several hours. “It was the most horrible time of my life,” he admits. “There were screams, calls for help, but we were helpless.”
After the attack, the young man learned that the attackers had killed all the students who were in a classroom located below his.
“I’m still in shock. I couldn’t even speak yesterday,” she sighs.
Afghan officials said two of the attackers were killed by security forces, while the third was blown up in the attack.
“Stop killing us”
The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, the second in less than two weeks against an education center in the Afghan capital.
But Vice President Amrulá Saleh blames the Taliban and their allies in Pakistan, even though this group denies any connection with the attack.
Afghanistan observed a national day of mourning on Tuesday 3-N, as students protested in front of the University of Kabul, carrying banners reading “Stop Killing Us”.
Afghanistan is experiencing an increase in violence even as the Taliban and the Kabul government initiated talks in Doha in September to end decades of war, with little progress so far.
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