Attack on Kabul's American University ends, attackers killed: Police

Two attackers were gunned down in the operation

Afghan security forces keep watch at the site of attack in Afghanistan (Image courtesy: ANI)
Afghan security forces keep watch at the site of attack in Afghanistan <b>(Image courtesy: ANI)</b>
AFPPTI Kabul
Last Updated : Aug 25 2016 | 8:11 AM IST
An attack at the American University in Kabul ended after two attackers were killed, police said early today, nearly 10 hours after militants stormed the complex.

"We have ended our clean-up operation. Two attackers were gunned down," Fraidoon Obaidi, chief of Kabul police's Criminal Investigation Department, told AFP without offering any details on the casualties.
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First Published: Aug 25 2016 | 7:32 AM IST

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