8:04 AM: The BBC is reporting that 13 people have been killed:
Thirteen people, including seven students, died in an attack by gunmen on the American University in the Afghan capital Kabul, police say.
Two attackers were also shot dead by security forces nearly 10 hours after the assault began with an explosion on Wednesday evening.
Students and staff were trapped inside the university during the attack, which police said was now over.
No group has said it carried out the attack.
1:21 PM: The Wall Street Journal reports that there are at least 14 wounded.
12:47 PM: Another reporter on the ground in Kabul is offering a conflicting report that Afghan special forces are engaged in a hand-grenade confrontation with the attackers.
#AFG A relative inside the American university ,attackers are tossing hand grenades.Afghan special forces have started engaging attackers.
— BILAL SARWARY (@bsarwary) August 24, 2016
12:41 PM : According to a journalist near the university, the attacks are over.
Attack on American University of Afghanistan in Kabul is over, attackers dead by Police forces.
— Mustafa Kazemi (@CombatJourno) August 24, 2016
12:35 PM: NBC reports that Afghans have not requested U.S. or NATO assistance at this point.
US military officials in Kabul and at Pentagon say American Univ. attack ongoing, but Afghans have not requested US or NATO assistance.
— NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) August 24, 2016
12:28 PM: An Afghan journalist in Kabul reports that at least seven people have been killed and 20 have been wounded in the attack. According to a local police officer, at least 100 students were able to escape.
#AFG A police officer in policedistrict 7,at least 7people killed&20 injured.This is an on going attack. We are trying to find more details.
— BILAL SARWARY (@bsarwary) August 24, 2016
#AFG A police officer in police district 7 tells me, at least 100 students managed to escape from university.
— BILAL SARWARY (@bsarwary) August 24, 2016
12:15 PM: Fox News’s Tom Haynes reports that hundreds of students and teachers are still inside the university.
#BREAKING: @FoxNews:
explosion heard and U.S. teachers & possibly hundreds of students sheltered inside American University Kabul #fox5atl— Tom Haynes (@TomHaynesFox5) August 24, 2016
12:00 PM: The Daily Mail reports that Afghan security forces have arrived at the university, which is being identified as a Taliban attack.
Afghan security forces rush to respond to the complex Taliban attack https://t.co/byqH6fYNce pic.twitter.com/CGAhOs3WEn
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) August 24, 2016
11:45 AM: The Foreign Desk reports that Afghan officials have confirmed dozens of students and staff are trapped inside the university.
BREAKING: Afghan officials confirm dozens of students & staff trapped inside American University in #Kabul following attack #AUAF
— Lisa Daftari (@LisaDaftari) August 24, 2016
11:35 AM: An ongoing fight is taking place inside a university building.
Fighting ongoing inside American University in Kabul within a building on the left side of main entrance.
— Mustafa Kazemi (@CombatJourno) August 24, 2016
11:30 AM: Ambulances are taking the wounded to the hospital.
BREAKING — Ambulances from Kabul emergency hospital are arriving back, loaded with wounded from the attack on AUAF.
— Mustafa Kazemi (@CombatJourno) August 24, 2016
11:20 AM: ABC News reports that multiple gunmen entered the university building after an explosion.
Source confirms to @ABC that gunmen have entered #Kabul's American University of #Afghanistan after a big explosion.
— Jon Williams (@WilliamsJon) August 24, 2016
11:05 AM: Reports from Kabul indicate that a suicide bomber has entered the American University of Afghanistan.
Confirmed from students inside: Multiple attackers have entered American University of Afghanistan in Kabul, gunfight underway.
— Mustafa Kazemi (@CombatJourno) August 24, 2016
11:00 AM: Reports indicate that students are inside the university as a gunfight ensues.
Students are held inside the American University of Afghanistan as a gunfight is underway right now. #Kabul
— Mustafa Kazemi (@CombatJourno) August 24, 2016
10:49 AM: A photographer for the Associated Press trapped inside the American University of Afghanistan sends out a tweet for help as the attack began.
https://twitter.com/Massoud151/status/768460104807120900