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Kabul - Muhammad Mohibullah, a 21-year-old student of literature at Kabul University in the capital of Afghanistan, entered campus from the north gate on Nov. 2 and was walking toward his classroom when he heard gunfire. 'There was routine checking at the gate. I heard gunshots in the law faculty building. Soon students came running out and I was caught […]

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